Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Total Charters

Snowstorm and switching problems cause delays on multiple CTA lines (NBC) Snow also caused delays on Metra lines, grounded planes, and clogged roads (Tribune) Metra UP-W bused travelers after freight train derailment in West Chicago (ABC) Driver rear-ended state trooper on I-55 in Joliet, seriously injuring him (Sun-Times) Here’s how to get shoveling help after […]

39th Ward residents can vote for bike lanes on Bryn Mawr in PB election (The Chainlink) Man, 83, killed and woman, 40, injured in head-on crash near St. Charles (WGN) Orange train derailed near Midway Sunday morning, no injuries reported (NBC) Paths and crosswalks around Logan monument aren’t being cleared this winter (Block Club) Moving […]

Oak Lawn mayor tries to politicize DUI killing of Cire Robinson, 12, blaming Kim Foxx (ABC) Daily Herald interviews ATA advocacy manager Maggie Czerwinski Anti-deconversion ordinance for Pilsen and 606 corridor passes City Council (Block Club) Pace acknowledges it has a problem with snow-blocked bus stops Developer plans to turn Weiss Hospital parking lot into […]

CPD lieutenant sued city, alleging he was punished for refusing to meet illegal traffic stop quotas (CBS) New STB filing outlines areas of agreement between Metra, Amtrak in Union Station dispute (Trains.com) Girl, 13, killed, 4 injured after driver veers into oncoming traffic in Garfield Ridge (WGN) Robberies reported near CTA stations in Englewood (Sun-Times) New development […]

CPS cuts off pay and access to learning platform for teachers who won’t teach in person (Block Club) Ald. Villegas  is introducing an ordinance to strip the “Trump” sign from Tower (Block Club) Driver strikes woman in Hammond, causing head injury (NWI Times) Motorist charged with “intentionally” driving into barricade near Trump Tower (ABC) Chicago’s […]

More coverage of the launch of Fair Transit South Cook (Sun-Times, ABC, WGN) 6 mph speed cam threshold, city gas tax hike, and new meter rates kick in (Block Club) ISP trooper among 3 injured in crash on Eisenhower Expressway (CBS) Man, 53, caught in crossfire at 69th Street Red station Monday afternoon (CBS) Unlike […]

Stay home for Christmas, New Year’s to reduce COVID spread, state’s leaders plead (Block Club) Child “gravely” injured, woman in critical condition after Gage Park crash (CBS) Police share video of driver fleeing Lisle traffic stop, fatally crashing on I-88 ramp (Sun-Times) Chicagoans are accepting $10K checks to move to Michigan and work remotely there […]

More local coverage of Biden picking Pete over Rahm for USDOT chief (Tribune, Crain’s) Emanuel may still be getting an ambassador post (Sun-Times) Driver charged with homicide in crash that killed passenger Lazaro Rosas-Garcia, 29 (Tribune) Metra platform rifle shooter said he “he does stupid stuff when he drinks” (Tribune) La Pasadita is selling building, […]

ATA looks at the state of the Fair Transit South Cook pilot Amtrak, Metra end Chicago Union Station arbitration (Trains) Truck crash, fuel leak causing road closures in Hegewisch (CBS) Construction starts soon on Auburn Park Metra station along Rock Island line (Block Club) “How can our customers get to us?” asks owner of store […]

Downtown SSA proposed in response to looting, but Alds. aren’t on board (Block Club) Hit-and-run driver struck and killed cyclist in Aurora (ABC) Driver fatally struck Efren Avitia, 75, on his bike in Cicero (Sun-Times) With COVID-19, taking shelter gets complicated for chilly Metra riders (Daily Herald) New smart kiosks bring technology, information to Bronzeville […]

Grad student Tushar Sharma, 27, killed by a driver who was fleeing a traffic stop (UIC Today) Man, 25, shot in abdomen below LaSalle/Van Buren station (ABC) Lower Lake Shore Drive crash leaves 2 Chicago police officers hurt in Streeterville (ABC) Boy, 12, on bike, injured by left-turning motorist on South Shore Drive (Sun-Times) Metra […]

Tribune editorial blasts proposal for speed cam tickets for drivers doing 36 in 30 zones 1 killed, 4 injured after driver runs red in Chatham (ABC) Lightfoot won’t sue to end state ban on indoor dining and drinking in Chicago (Block Club) Is enclosed outdoor seating actually safer than just eating inside during the pandemic? […]