Today’s Headline for Monday, January 15
Tribune Editorial Calls for Expanding Divvy Access and Use Into Transit Deserts South Side Weekly Looks at Oboi Reed’s Plans for Equiticity 4 Injured, Including Bus Driver, When Car T-Bones CTA Bus (NBC) Overhead Wire Issues Disrupt Service on the South Shore Line (Sun-Times) Niles Police Enforce “No Texting Tuesday” Distracted Driving Crackdown (Tribune) What … Continued
9:03 AM CST on January 15, 2018
- Tribune Editorial Calls for Expanding Divvy Access and Use Into Transit Deserts
- South Side Weekly Looks at Oboi Reed’s Plans for Equiticity
- 4 Injured, Including Bus Driver, When Car T-Bones CTA Bus (NBC)
- Overhead Wire Issues Disrupt Service on the South Shore Line (Sun-Times)
- Niles Police Enforce “No Texting Tuesday” Distracted Driving Crackdown (Tribune)
- What Happens if We Let Ride-Hailing Become Our Only Option? (MWHSRA)
- The New Romeoville Metra Station Opens February 5 (Herald News)
- High Waves Cause Closure of Lakefront Trail Between North and Oak (NBC)
- Good Samaritan Takes off Boots, Gives Them to Homeless Man on CTA Train (ABC)
- Troopers Tell “Bernie Sis” She Can’t Hang Banners From Kennedy Overpass (Sun-Times)
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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