Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September 4
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8:52 AM CDT on September 4, 2018
- Police Arrested Anti-Violence Protesters Who Tried to March on the Kennedy (Tribune)
- On-Duty Sergeant in CPD’s Mass Transit Unit Found Dead From Apparent Suicide (Sun-Times)
- Police Chase After Stop for Expired Plate Tags Ends With 4 Children Critically Injured (WGN)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injured Male Pedestrian in Old Irving Park (Sun-Times)
- Cabbie and Ride-Share Driver Crash Outside Navy Pier, Injuring 7 Pedestrians (Patch)
- No Citations for CTA Bus Driver Who Ran Over Man’s Leg in Humboldt Park (Sun-Times)
- In the Wake of Angela Park’s Death, CBS Looks at How Construction Zones Endanger Cyclists
- Op-ed: Blue Line Station Upgrades Are Nice, But Escalators and Elevators Are Needed (Tribune)
- Union Station Developer Is Going Back to the Drawing Board (Curbed)
- Design Museum Curator Discusses Chicago’s History as a Bike Industry Capital (Newcity)
- 10 Local Bike Trails You Can Access Via CTA or Metra (Curbed)
- That New Metal Box on the North/Damen Platform Is an Office, Not a Pizza Oven (Block Club)
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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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