Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, December 26
Sponsored by:
• One man on gas-powered scooter killed, another critically injured in crash with driver Monday at 12:42 AM near Fullerton/Cicero, citations pending (Sun-Times)
• SUV driver suffers life-threatening injuries in single-vehicle crash around 2:30 AM this morning at I-55 at Damen (WGN)
• CPD: Man shoots, injures knife-wielding man on Saturday around 10:45 PM at Garfield Red Line station (ABC)
• Boy, 16, charged with felonies for two armed robberies and an attempted robbery in late November on Blue Line (WGN)
• Elmhurst police: 2 busloads of 91 migrants were dropped off at local Metra station, someone bought train tickets for all of them (Sun-Times)
• Busload of migrants arrives at Westmont Metra, riders catch train to city (NBC)
• Texas sends busload of migrants to Elburn’s Metra station, some get car rides, others take train to city (Shaw Local)
• Equiticity hosts the North Lawndale Justice Ride on MLK Day, Monday 1/15,11 AM at North Lawndale Christian Fitness Center, 3750 W. Ogden
Get national headlines at Streetsblog USA.
Streetsblog Chicago will be off on Monday 12/25; operating on a light publishing schedule (Today’s Headlines plus occasional posts) from Tuesday 12/26 to Friday 12/29 while we focus on fundraising; and off on Monday 1/1. Have a safe and joyous holiday season!
I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who has chipped in so far to help Streetsblog Chicago raise $60K by January 31 to keep the site rolling smoothly in 2024. Thanks to our generous sponsors and donors, we’re currently at $19,097 with $40,903 left to go. Please consider making a tax-exempt end-of-year donation here. Thank you for your support!
John Greenfield, editor
Read More:
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
