Today’s headlines for Tuesday, April 9
Sponsored by:
• New CTA train schedules include few service additions (Tribune)
• Heavy traffic fails to cast shadow over eclipse travel experience (Sun-Times)
• Art for CTA Red Line stations in Edgewater, Uptown unveiled (Sun-Times)
• Frustrated CTA riders turn to cars for commute (Crain’s)
• Suburban St. Charles may close downtown street for outdoor dining (Daily Herald)
• Person struck and killed by driver while changing tire on Stevenson Expressway (Herald & Review)
• UChicago students float ideas — like tolls of Lake Shore Drive — to solve city’s pension crisis (Block Club)
• Study says Promontory Point’s limestone is still protecting the lakefront and can be preserved (Block Club)
• Public transportation market size is set to grow by $100 billion in next four years (PR Newswire)
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 $45,086 with $14,914 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
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.
