Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 25
Image: Copenhagenize.com
Sponsored by:
• Block Club readers weigh in on the Bears’ $4.6 billion stadium proposal, which would impact the Lakefront Trail
• Union chief calls for more protection for CTA operators after video shows 79 bus driver being attacked Friday night after asking rider to pay her fare (CBS)
• More coverage of Divvy installing stations that can potentially re-charge e-bikes and e-scooters (CBS)
• Loop Alliance: Pedestrian activity in Loop closing in on pre-pandemic levels (Near North News)
• After someone smashed window of Andersonville's Women & Children First that displayed Palestinian flag, the bookstore is planning a mural (Block Club)
• Urban Environmentalists IL hosts a members-only event on housing development project finance on 5/3, 6-7:30 PM at Taft Law, 111 E. Wacker
• Downers Grove Bicycle Club announced in Daily Herald that its 5/15 Ride of Silence will honor George Christensen, who died Monday on a bike tour
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 $45,817 with $14,183 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!
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Streetsblog Chicago
Which Metra corridor would become more bike-friendly and greener under a new plan? Ravenswood!
Thanks to plans to convert little-used parking spaces, the avenue is slated to get a new bike lane, and the Winnslie Parkway path and garden will be extended south.
They can drive 25: At committee meeting residents, panelist support lowering Chicago’s default speed limit
While there's no ordinance yet, the next steps are to draft one, take a committee vote and, if it passes, put it before the full City Council.
One agency to rule them all: Advocates are cautiously optimistic about proposed bill to combine the 4 Chicago area transit bureaus
The Active Transportation Alliance, Commuters Take Action, and Equiticity weigh in on the proposed legislation.
