Today’s Headlines for Monday, April 19
- Metra confirms that Union Pacific conductors will start collecting fares again on June 1
- Questions emerge about One Central transit hub and whether state is interested in backing it (Sun-Times)
- 2 children among 4 hurt in Lake Shore Drive crash at 33rd Street (Sun-Times)
- Metra BNSF trains delayed after vehicle driver strikes Halsted bridge near Union Station (Sun-Times)
- CPD: Passenger fired gunshot at CTA bus driver and fled before being arrested (Tribune)
- Daily Herald bike columnist looks at Ride Illinois' safety quizzes for drivers, cyclists
- Evanston is seeking input on the Oakton Street corridor study with a new survey
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