Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, January 10

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By John Greenfield

11:54 AM CST on January 10, 2023

Sun-Times, Tribune give a thumbs-down to proposal to tie in One Central “transit hub” boondoggle to Soldier Field plan
Hundreds of Englewood homes were razed for railroad expansion. Those who remain want environmental justice (Tribune)
Two 14-year-olds suffer minor injuries in crash at 115th/Halsted in Roseland after shots fired (ABC)
Police release photos of man wanted for firing gun on 12/5 on Red Line train at 69th (FOX)
After series of armed robberies of street food vendors, Little Village residents organize to protect them (Tribune)
Metra is rolling out a new $27M real-time GPS-based tracker so riders can see exactly where trains are (ABC)
Another year, another flawed Chicago congestion report from INRIX (Chicago Tribune)
Aurora homeless shelter looking for volunteer to keep critical bike program rolling (Tribune)
Five walkable, transit-friendly properties for sale (Chicago Magazine)
Chicago, Bike Grid Now leads first bike bus rides of 2023 Wednesday morning on S. Halsted, N. Halsted, and Milwaukee
Bike Winter Art Show opens 2/4 at Agitator Gallery, is currently accepting submissions

I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who has chipped in so far to help Streetsblog Chicago raise $50K by January 31 to keep the site rolling smoothly in 2023. You can make a tax-exempt donation here.

Thanks for your support, and have a great new year.

– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago

John Greenfield

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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