Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, May 5
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9:06 AM CDT on May 8, 2018
- Blankenhorn: Illinois Needs to Address the Rising Number of Traffic Fatalities (Herald)
- Survey Finds Milwaukee in Wicker to be Chicago’s Most Dangerous Biking Street (Tribune)
- State Awards $36M for Bike and Ped Projects, Including 43rd Street Bridge (Tribune)
- The City & Sister Agencies Own Most of the Land by the Obama Presidential Center (WBEZ)
- Driver Who Killed Stephen Flesher, 44, in Crete Charged With Aggravated DUI (Tribune)
- Driver Fleeing Police Strikes CTA Bus in East Garfield, 1 Seriously Injured (Tribune)
- Motorist Crashes Into Currency Exchange Near Wilson Station (CBS)
- The City Is Surprised by the Big Demand for CityKey ID/Ventra/Library Cards (Tribune)
- Beale Calls DoBi “Substandard,” Wants Hearings on Bringing Divvy to Far S. Side (Tribune)
- Equiticity’s Oboi Reed Led the Madtown Unity Ride in Madison, Wisconsin (Madison 365)
- IL Commerce Commission Staff: Lincoln Towing Deserves to Lose License (WGN)
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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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