Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 13
Get national headlines at Streetsblog USA
By
AJ LaTrace
9:30 AM CDT on March 13, 2018
- Why the O’Hare Expansion is Important for Chicago’s Future (Sun-Times)
- North Shore Residents Rally Against New Rail Expansion (Daily North Shore)
- Illinois Transportation Industry Seeing Job Declines (Tribune)
- Two Injured After SUV Hits CTA Bus (NBC Chicago, CBS Chicago, Tribune)
- Chicagoans Invited to Weigh in on City’s Amazon Pitch (ABC 7)
- Meeting Scheduled in Hinsdale to Discuss Widening of I-294 (Tribune)
- Reddit Thread Highlighting Chicago’s Old Paved Roads (Reddit)
- Elon Musk Says Hyperloop Will Prioritize Pedestrians and Cyclists (Business Insider)
Get national headlines at Streetsblog USA
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog Chicago
As new CTA board member Lily Diego-Johnson is seated, the CTA board discusses art and crime in the system
May 13, 2026
CTA revises ridership upward by 19 million trips after methodology update
The updated data also revealed significant increases in what the agency now categorizes as "underpaid" rides, or trips where riders either paid reduced fares, insufficient fares, or no fares at all.
May 12, 2026
![What Trib said when I asked for retraction of “[SBC is] demonizing anyone who dares to oppose their views as members of the ‘right-leaning political class.'”](https://chi.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2026/05/Screen-Shot-2026-05-11-at-3.37.22-PM.png?w=1024)