Today’s Headlines for Monday, July 2
Sun-Times: Costs for O’Hare People Mover Project Soar Due to No-Bid Add-ons Driver Who Fled Traffic Stop, Causing Fatal Car Crash, Is in Custody (ABC) CTA Bus Driver Struck and Injured Man in Marquette Park (Tribune) CTA Installs New HD Cameras at Red Line Stations (ABC) Blue Island Branch of Metra Electric Will Be Shut … Continued
8:57 AM CDT on July 2, 2018
- Sun-Times: Costs for O’Hare People Mover Project Soar Due to No-Bid Add-ons
- Driver Who Fled Traffic Stop, Causing Fatal Car Crash, Is in Custody (ABC)
- CTA Bus Driver Struck and Injured Man in Marquette Park (Tribune)
- CTA Installs New HD Cameras at Red Line Stations (ABC)
- Blue Island Branch of Metra Electric Will Be Shut Down 7/7 for Track Work (ABC)
- Green Line Service Briefly Suspended Due to Obstruction on the Tracks (NBC)
- Will Libertyville’s Downtown Station Finally Get a New Look? (Herald)
- Crain’s Profiles Matthew Pritzker, Who Allegedly Struck a Cyclist on Purpose
- SBC Reporter Lynda Lopez Weighs in on $52 Pilsen Gentrification Tour (Block Club)
- Ribbon Cutting for the New Major Taylor Mural on the Little Calumet Bridge 7/21
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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