Today’s Headline for Friday, June 6

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• “Too late, too divided: Inside the collapse of Springfield’s transit rescue” (Crain’s)

• Legislative leaders discuss next steps for failed transit reform push (Capitol News)

• Andy Shaw from Better Govt. makes valid points about CTA in new Trib op-ed. But his piece is also clueless in the same way as Neanderthals at Illinois Policy.

• “Chicago-area transit riders share their hopes and concerns for future of CTA, Metra and Pace” (WBEZ)

• Driver fatally struck pedestrian Thursday around 1:46 AM near 150th block of Cicero Avenue in Oak Forest (CBS)

• Man, 18, charged with attempted murder after shooting and injuring men, 40 and 22, during altercation on bus April 27 near Belmont/Cicero (WGN)

• “Federal Prosecutors Expanding Violence Prevention Initiative to Downtown Chicago, All CTA Train Lines” (WTTW)

• Ald. La Spata briefly discussed the upcoming Wood Street Greenway at the recent Bike Summit in Springfield. Here are the deets from Block Club.

• Metra: “A resident of the Chicago’s South Side, Caleb [8] has developed a deep love for the Metra trains that crisscross Chicagoland”

• Daily Line: “Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee to hold hearing on proposed changes to police traffic stop policies” Monday 6/9, 10 AM at City Hall

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