Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, June 3
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8:59 AM CDT on June 3, 2015
- 1 Pedestrian Dead, 8 People Injured After CTA Bus Driver Runs Red Light on Michigan (Tribune)
- Man Fatally Struck by Hit-and Run Driver in Englewood (DNA)
- 3 Police Officers Injured in Austin Car Crash (Tribune)
- Emanuel Proposes Transit, Walking, Bike Improvements for Obama Library Site (Tribune)
- IDOT Spending $133 Million to Rebuild Ramps & Bridges Between LSD & Stevenson (DNA)
- Children’s Memorial Developer Planning to Demolish Hospital by the End of the Year (DNA)
- Mayor Turns Down Uber’s Request to Allow Ride-Share Pickups From Airports (Sun-Times)
- If We Have to Build a High-Speed Train to O’Hare, Make It Serve More of the Region (Itinerant Urbanist)
- How to Pedal to the Bloomingdale Trail From Lincoln Park (BWLP)
- West Loop Bar Launches App to Track Location of Its Shuttle Bus to Blackhawks Games (DNA)
- Hearing on Belmont Flyover Tonight at 6:30 at Center on Halsted (CTA)
- Talk on the Future of the Chicago Riverwalk Next Tuesday at CAF
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In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.
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