Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 25
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8:57 AM CDT on August 25, 2015
- The Cermak Green Station Could Be a Shot in the Arm for South Loop (MPC)
- Active Trans Briefs Aldermen on Priorities for Safe Chicago Streets
- Average Gas Prices in Chicagoland Have Dropped 15 Cents Since Thursday (Sun-Times)
- Senior Killed, 5 Injured After Driver Being Chased by Police Causes Pileup (Tribune)
- 2-Year-Old Boy Killed in Crash in South-Suburban Markham (Sun-Times)
- Pedestrian Who Was Fatally Struck in River Forest on Thursday Has Been Identified (Sun-Times)
- Man Charged in Lincoln Park Sexual Assaults Struck Arresting Officer With His Car (DNA)
- Tower Replacing Ed Debevic’s Will Have 251 Units, 117 Parking Spaces (Curbed)
- An Update on the Fullerton Revetment Project (DNA)
- State Budget Crisis Is Putting the Brakes on Illinois Bike Path Projects (BGA)
- 22 Seniors Rallying Against Social Service Cuts Arrested for Blocking Traffic on Michigan (DNA)
- Chicago Ranked as a Bad City for Retirement, Places With Poor Transit Access Get Top Marks (Tribune)
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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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