Skip to Content
Streetsblog Chicago home
Streetsblog Chicago home
Log In
Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 27

    • Chronicling the collapse of public transit in the US (Bloomberg)
    • The next phase of Lincoln Yards will break ground this year (Urbanize)
    • Long-awaited park behind the old Edgewater Hospital will be built this year (Block Club)
    • Mayor Lightfoot, community leaders inaugurate 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge in Bronzeville (City of Chicago)
    • Travel + Leisure does a review of the 51-hour California Zephyr trip from SF to Chicago
    • Sidewalk and alley improvements are coming to the 45th Ward (Block Club)
    • Metra trains faced significant delays at Union Station last night (WGN)
    • Chicago's Greyhound station could soon close (Planetzine)
    • A school bus crashed into a home in Western Springs (CBS Chicago)
    • Man charged with stabbing elderly man in attempted robbery at Jeff Park Blue Line station (Fox 32)
    • Stuck Lake Street bridge caused delays yesterday on the Pink and Green lines (Fox 32)

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog Chicago

Johnson appoints one West Side pastor to CTA board, then nominates another West Side pastor for RTA board

Supporters argue that, despite his lack of transit expertise, Ira Acree’s social justice experience and political connections could be an asset for the RTA board.

April 26, 2024

The de-facto ban on riverwalk biking is back. What should we do about it?

In the short term, new signage is needed to designate legal areas for cycling on the path. In the long term CDOT should build the proposed Wacker Drive protected bike lane.

April 26, 2024
See all posts