Today’s headlines for Thursday, March 7

Sponsored by:

• WBBM: Johnson mum when asked if Chicago would welcome NYC-style national guard and state police security intervention on CTA

• School bus driver Christopher Johnson, 39, dies, 2 kids injured after Johnson suffered health emergency, struck median on DLSD near Navy Pier (WGN)

• Southbound CTA bus driver struck pedestrian Wednesday afternoon at Cermak/Pulaski in North Lawndale, intersection of 2 multilane roads (ABC)

• Family of man allegedly kicked from wheelchair, beaten by CTA worker at LaSalle station in March 2023 files wrongful death lawsuit (Sun-Times)

• Metra: Homewood Station to close April 1-May 20 for stair replacement

• Now that the Millennium Park bike station is turning into a police facility, where can one find secure bike parking downtown? (The Chainlink)

• Kozy's and Bernard's Cyclery are two of the area’s oldest bike shops, third-generation family affairs. Which one pops your wheelie? (Chicago Magazine)

• Ay begorra! Commuter railroad encourages Chicagolanders to "Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Metra," but (as usual) bans drinking on trains for the day

Get national headlines at Streetsblog USA.

I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who has chipped in so far to help Streetsblog Chicago raise $60K to keep the site rolling smoothly in 2024-25. We're now at $41,451 with $18,549 left to raise. In addition to fundraising, we're in the running for a major grant that would complete our annual budget. Please consider making a tax-exempt donation here. Thank you for your support!

– John Greenfield, editor-in-chief