• Soldier-free CTA for now? "Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s National Guard Mobilization To Chicago" (Block Club)
• SBC contributor Richard Day: "Responding to the Trump Administration's assault on Chicago: Don’t give a bully the fight he wants" (A City That Works)
• Trains.com looks at Metra's "homemade" Cafe Car prototype
• Logan Square’s Community Land Trust Building 12 Affordable Condos For NW Side Families (Block Club)
• "Happy Bike Messenger Appreciation Day to all of Chicago’s 2 Wheeled warriors. Tip your messengers [and food delivery bikers]." (Critical Mass)
• Chicago DSA, Transit Justice Coalition host transit town hall Sunday, 10/12, 2 PM at West Loop Library, 122 N. Aberdeen, with a virtual option
• "Power Trip," a film examining media culture around high-risk driving, will be screened Sunday 11/16, 1:30 PM at Movement on Montrose, 2951 W. Montrose
Streetsblog Chicago will be off on Monday and resume publication on Tuesday. Have a meaningful Indigenous Peoples' Day.

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