Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 15
• “Federal Agents Cause Crash, Tear Gas Protesters On Southeast Side Street” (Block Club)
• “Illinois lawmakers could take up transit funding, immigration in fall veto session” (CBS)
• “Exclusive look at technology CTA will use to record blocking of bus, bike lanes” (ABC)
• Man died after forcing open Red Line doors and exiting while train was moving, Tuesday around 4:50 AM 79th, suspending service S. of Garfield (NBC)
• “Nearly all Metra lines impacted by Positive Train Control issues” (NBC)
• “Chicago Transit Faces ‘Full-Scale Crisis’ That Could Put Commercial Real Estate Recovery At Risk” (Bisnow)
• “It will officially cost more to ride Chicago transit starting next year,” although CTA fares haven’t gone up since 2018, so it’s still a relative bargain (Time Out)
• Right-wing Illinois Policy: Number of CTA violent crimes has risen in recent years. Yeah, but so has ridership – rate of reported major incidents is falling.
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