CTA Riders weigh in on service, safety, cleanliness in "wholly unscientific" WBEZ survey CTA releases January Meeting the Moment scorecard showing service delivered dropped from November to DecemberCarter blames terrible NYE service on absenteeism: "I can’t fire employees. We don’t have enough employees." (Block Club ) Private vehicle driver critically injured after colliding with school bus near Caldwell Woods (CBS ) CTA will pay $20M settlement for August 2019 incident where bus driver hit and dragged woman in Streeterville (Block Club ) Family of Lily Shambrook , 3, suing ComEd after one of its drivers blocked Uptown bike lane, causing fatal crash (CBS ) Rueben Castro, 31, died after falling on 3rd rail Friday night at Washington/Wells platform (NBC ) Small businesses looking to expand downtown could get $50K boost if they open on LaSalle Street (Block Club ) Draft of Clark Street Crossroads study has been released for public review, survey launched for input (DPD)Pace lends 1949 bus, same model Rosa Parks rode during protest to DuSable Museum for MLK DaySalter Payton? Chance the Scraper? 50 finalists submissions announced for Chicago snow plow naming contest (Tribune ) Lake Forest Police: 4 young people, one of whom is a Packers fan, ripped urinal off wall of Metra station bathroom (FOX ) 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 .
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