Today’s Headlines

By John Greenfield
Oct 23, 2014

After Patronage Scandal, Judge Grants Request for a Monitor to Oversee IDOT Hiring (Sun-Times)
Arena Questions Whether Speed Cam Program Is in Compliance With State Law (Tribune)
Man Attempted to Run Over Officers With Car in East Garfield Park (DNA)
Cyclist Receives Settlement After Being Left-Hooked in Downers Grove (Keating)
Kevenides Discusses How GoPro Cameras Can Help Bikers Win Legal Battles (HuffPo)
The Demographics of Community Planning Meetings Need to Be Addressed (City Notes)
Poll Finds Evanstonians Want More Buses, Longer Express Train Hours (Northwestern)
UIC-Halsted Station Overhaul Slated for Completion in Late May (RedEye)
Daley Park’s Skating Ribbon, Downtown BMX Park Scheduled to Open Later This Year (RedEye)
Yelpers Sound Off About the CTA Stations They Love to Hate (RedEye)

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 23

By John Greenfield | Mar 23, 2023

Tickets, signs not stopping illegal parking in bike lanes where 2 cyclists killed, NW Siders say (Block Club) Chicago Mag looks into hardware store’s and pizzeria’s claims that protected bike lanes hurt their businesses Bernardita Libot, 72, killed by drunk driver while walking in Morton Grove, remembered as pillar of community (ABC) Man, 18, charged […]

The State / Lake station last Friday. Photo: John Greenfield

CTA ridership increased 24% last year, but better service is needed for continued growth

By John Greenfield | Mar 22, 2023

Unless the CTA can get its workforce back up to full strength, and return its scheduled and delivered service to pre-pandemic levels, this upward trend may not last.

Illinois Policy’s latest attack on speed cameras is the world’s silliest TikTok

By John Greenfield | Mar 22, 2023

This laughable video typical of the kind of mental gymnastics people who philosophically oppose automated enforcement make in order to argue it doesn't improve safety.

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, March 22

By John Greenfield | Mar 22, 2023

3-year Kennedy Expressway construction project, including closure of two southbound lanes, now underway (ABC) “Significant delays” expected on DuSable LSD through May for Obama Center road widening (Block Club) Woman, 78, killed, 6 injured, including 2 children, after teen driver struck another vehicle at Peterson/Kimball (NBC) 2 injured, 1 critically, after driver hit tree around […]

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What Parking Reform Means for People With Disabilities

By Kea Wilson | Mar 22, 2023

Practically every day, there’s a new headline about a new effort in a U.S. city to reform its auto-centric parking policies.

The Belmont 'L' station in Lakeview. Photo: John Greenfield

Pre-tax transportation benefits mandate bill is moving forward in Springfield

By Cameron Bolton | Mar 21, 2023

State representative Theresa Mah's (D-2nd) Transportation Benefits Program Act proposal has been gaining traction as it makes its way toward becoming law.