Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 30
• “Milwaukee Avenue In Wicker Park Will Go Car-Free Once A Month This Fall” (Block Club)
• Medical emergency stopped Red Line service early this morning between Howard and Belmont, service resumed by 6:15 AM (CBS)
• False bomb threat halted Blue trains at Rosemont, shuttles provided, suspect found at the scene and arrested, may be charged with disorderly conduct (CTA)
• “Police Warn Lollapalooza Attendees Of Fake Ride-Share Drivers After Women Sexually Assaulted” (Block Club)
• “Metra Transitions UP Lines, Upgrades Communications, and UP Plans to Buy Norfolk Southern” (Arlington Cardinal)
• New Sun-Times writeup of the recently completed Long Avenue Greenway in Portage Park includes a CDOT map of the project
• “Chicago mayor hopes social workers can stop Chainsmokers.” So that’s why they’re not at Lolla this weekend? Whoops, train smokers! (News Nation)
• Envision Unlimited hosts third annual Summer of Cycling adaptive bike riding event Sat. 8/9, 8:30-11:30 AM, Burroughs Beach and Park, 3100 S. DLSD
• Shout-outs to Bike the Drive, ATA’s main fundraiser on 8/31, and Femmes + Thems: Community Beach Ride on 8/2, in Block Club’s August events guide
• Dan “Mayor of Avondale” Pogorzelski leads Full Harvest Moon Walk on river Sunday 9/7, 7 PM, Burning Bush, 4014 N. Rockwell St. (Bluesky, Twitter)
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