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Pritzker Announces Federal Safe Routes to School Grant Awardees (NBC) 2 Children, 4 Adults Injured After Police Try to Pull Over Driver in Fifth City (Tribune) Driver Strikes and Injures Construction Worker on Kennedy Expressway (Tribune) Yellow Line Service Was Disrupted Due to Track Switching Problems Last Week (ABC) New ChiStreetWork Website Lets You Track […]

Editorial: How Chicago Can Avoid Scooter Mayhem (Tribune) Metra Grills Amtrak Over February Fugazi that Stranded Nearly 100K Riders (Sun-Times) Jackson Red Line Station Evacuated Due to Mechanical Problem (ABC) Gold Coast Bus Evacuated Due to Forgotten Bags (Sun-Times) Shuttle Bus Service With Racist Ads Is Now Under State Oversight (Tribune) 6-Story Mixed-Use Building Planned […]

Was Confusion Over the New LFT Routing a Factor in Last Night’s Crash? (Chainlink) After Driver Hit Kane County Transpo Director, Suburban Cyclists Share Horror Stories (Herald) Broken Rail Causes More Concerns About Safety at Mokena Metra Station (CBS) Signal Problem Causes Delays on Union Pacific-North Line (Tribune) Last Night a DJ Saved My Commute: […]

Judging From Her Platform and Statements, Lightfoot’s Win Will Be Good for Transportation Active Trans Urges Lightfoot to Get to Work Fulfilling her Transportation Promises 100% Affordable TOD With 100 Units, 20 Spots Coming to Logan Station (Block Club) Jada Evans, 19, Died in South Holland Crash (Sun-Times) Melissa Baker, 40, Killed in Chicago Heights […]

2 People Killed in Crash at Roosevelt and Kedzie in Lawndale (WGN) Driver Killed Izaiah Lopez, 8, Strikes Granddad Crossing 4-Lane Highway Next to Park (Sun-Times) Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Leona Kruse, 93, on Northbrook Side Street (Sun-Times) Driver Strikes Another Driver in a Niles Parking Lot After Conflict Over Parking Space (Tribune) A Letter From […]

How, If All Goes Well, New Mobility Tech Could Help Fight Climate Change (Active Trans) Dowell Wants Changes to Prosed Development by Soldier Field With Transit Center (Tribune) Man Shot in Leg While Biking in Englewood (Sun-Times) Construction of New Irving Park Bridge, Including Unperpath, Starts Thursday (Block Club) Milwaukee Near California Blocked for Ongoing […]

With Committee Approval, Lincoln Yards Is One Step Closer to Reality (Block Club) IDOT on Jane Byrne Interchange Delays: “This Is New Ground for Us” (Tribune) Police Officer Christopher Morrison, 32, Died After Single-Car Crash on Eisenhower (ABC) Red Line Addison Stop Will Close This Weekend for Repair Work (Tribune) Why Commute by Running During […]

Normal Friday Metra Commute, 1 Day After Signal Problems Stranded 60K Commuters (Tribune) 3 Injured When Officers Running Light Without Activating Siren Crash in Woodlawn (Sun-Times) 3 Officers in Unmarked SUV Injured in Collision With Dump Truck in Morgan Park (Sun-Times) Wisconsin Man Charged With Homicide in Crash Death of Illinois Trooper (CBS) UIC Implementation […]

Tribune: Metra Ridership Fell 9% Between 2014 and 2018, While Fares Rose 4 Times Most Mayoral Candidates Support a Dedicated Bike Walk Fund (Active Trans) No Charges for Driver Who Critically Injured Girl Near Downer’s Grove School (Sun-Times) Motorist Charged With DUI for Crash That Injured State Trooper on I-94 (ABC) Driver, 87, Plows Into […]

MED Riders to Get 15% Pass Discount to Make up for System Problems (Tribune) Pritzker Considers Bill for Sale of Thompson Center, Home of Clark/Lake Stop (Block Club) Driver Arrested for Hit-and-Run That Killed Christopher Harris in Waukegan (Herald) Video Shows Officer Prying Open Train Doors to Make Arrest (Sun-Times) “Park on Your Own Block” Note, […]

Amira Nairat, 15, Fatally Struck by Driver Wanted for 3 Oak Lawn Hit-and-Run Crashes (ABC) Chicago Study Finds Upzoning May Not Help Increase the Housing Supply (CityLab) Why the Alleged Patronage Hire of a Legislator’s Housemate to the CTA Matters (Tribune) Chico: Let’s Launch Special Reduced-Fare CTA Bus Routes to Address Food Deserts (Sun-Times) MED […]

How This Morning’s 7″ Snowfall Is Affecting Morning Commutes (Tribune) IG: CTA Broke Law By Hiring Legislator’s Houseman, Who Rarely Showed up (Sun-Times) Metra Lowers Speed Limit for Trains Due to Extreme Cold (CBS) Metra, BNSF Officials Discuss Weather Worries, Expansion at Naperville Town Hall (Tribune) After Teen Fatally Struck Michael Horner, 78, Niles Police […]