Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Total Charters

City will add 50 officers to transit unit, dedicate 4 detectives to solving CTA crimes (Sun-Times) 5 CPD officers hurt after crashing in South Chicago while responding to traffic stop (ABC) Woman, 50, charged with stabbing man in thumb after he bumped into her on the ‘L’ (ABC) Judge rules CPD must publicly release its […]

Studios at 220-unit Logan TOD will rent for $1,895, 22 affordable units promised (Block Club) 2 police officers injured in crash with SUV driver at Van Buren/State (NBC) Driver who injured Chase Thompson, 12, in Deerfield and fled turned herself in (ABC) People accused of burglarizing west-suburban stores crashed during police chase (Sun-Times) Orland Park […]

Active Trans launches petition to support state bike/walk funding for underserved communities NBC: Violent crime on CTA property has doubled in last 6 years, rate of arrests has dropped Map: See how “dangerous” or “safe” your local CTA station is (NBC) Man charged with stabbing on 79th Street Red Line platform (ABC) 4 seriously injured, […]

Block Club looks at evictions in gentrifying transit-friendly neighborhoods Death of woman hit by Illinois state trooper in I-57 crash ruled a homicide (ABC) Person seriously injured in a crash involving ambulance near Homer Glen (NBC) SUV driver in fair condition after crashing into Jefferson Park home (Sun-Times) Street musician seriously injured in stabbing on […]

Tribune: Sterling Bay’s railroad easement purchase makes 606 extension much more likely What should Chicago be doing to prevent drivers from “blocking the box”? (Tribune) ComEd gets ready for the coming electric vehicle revolution (Tribune) Girl, 5, killed in Orland Park when car she was riding in was struck while driver turned left (Tribune) Driver […]

Ald. Gardiner, a firefighter, puts 6-corners plaza on hold, claiming fire dept. study is needed (Block Club) Details on possible Pace Pulse service on Hasted south of 95th Street (Block Club) Desmond Manning, 27, fatally shot while riding bike in Fernwood (Sun-Times) 5 injured, 1 critically, after trucker slams into McHenry Starbucks (NBC) Driver charged […]

Lots of downtown streets will be pedestrianized for New Year’s Eve (NBC) Man found dead on CTA bus in Grant Park (CBS) SUV driver struck and injured man, 55, in River North, no citations (ABC) Victim speaks out after multiple late-night assaults on the Red Line this weekend (WGN) Snow, icy roads blamed for crashes […]

Sun-Times editorial: The Metra plan would help low-income South Siders, so Lightfoot should stop balking City seeking advisory councils on Lincoln Yards, The 78 (Block Club) ACLU Report Finds Chicago Police Traffic Stops Jumped by 200K in 2018 (WTTW) Boy, woman killed in 3-car crash on Route 59 near Lake Villa (Tribune) Metra UP-W trains […]

Zotti: To grow Chicago’s population, we need to stem Black flight, develop the South Lakefront (Sun-Times) “Fare-capping 101” by Streetsblog writer Lynda Lopez (Active Trans) Chicago Park District workers are OK after their truck slid into the lake while salting LFT near Oak (WGN) Block Club looks at cyclists’ successful campaign to keep the bike-friendly […]

Bureaucratic snag delays Divvy expansion until spring; ridership has dropped a bit (Tribune) Crain’s calls the Madison planter removals with no community input “a Meigs-style move” Braidwood mayor charged with DUI, 3 injured after 3-car crash Driver fleeing traffic stop crashes, flips car in Humboldt; police deny chasing him (CBS) Man beaten, robbed on Red […]

Trayvion West, 13, Killed in S. Chicago crosswalk, 2 weeks after boy, 5, injured in Avondale (Tribune, Block Club) 5 officers injured, 2 critically, after chase ends in crash at Jackson/Francisco (ABC) Officer injured in Aurora after allegedly drunk driver fails to yield while turning left (Sun-Times) Driver charged with hit-and-run for August crash that […]

City tweaks ride-hail tax plan to provide a discount for wheelchair users (Tribune) Chicago Reporter: The Uber tax would improve equity, but why not tax companies directly? More data on why the ride-hail tax will largely be paid by the wealthy, not the poor (CNT) Lime endorses the ride-hail tax, which would encourage micromobility device […]