Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 28

  • How to get a free $50 Ventra card, or a $150 gas card so you can use tax money to pollute the air (Sun-Times)
  • Motorcyclist, 49, killed in West Lawn crash is the 2nd motorcycle rider killed in Chicago this week (Sun-Times)
  • 3rd motorcyclist, 37, serious injured in crash with turning semi driver in Naperville (Tribune)
  • IL Policy: Chicago speed cams, which prevent 100s of injury/fatality crashes “have no safety benefits” (Sun-Times)
  • “Wild Chicago” host Will Clinger, 64, suffered a brain bleed during robbery at Addison station Monday (Tribune)
  • Police have stopped investigating several recent CTA crimes, including case of operator pushed on tracks (CBS)
  • Goose Island plan includes replacing defunct rail line along Cherry St. with bike path (Block Club)
  • Burr Ridge board hears proposal to widen Wolf Road, including bike-ped side path (Tribune)
  • The Daily Northwestern interviews members of local bike advocacy groups

Get national headlines at Streetsblog USA

donate button

Did you appreciate this post? Consider making a tax-deductible donation to Streetsblog Chicago to help ensure our ongoing publication.