Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 17

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• Housing advocates: 1, NIMBYs: 0: “Broadway Rezoning In Edgewater, Uptown Gets City Council OK After Months Of Neighbor Debate” (Block Club)

• …There’s also coverage of the Broadway housing victory in Daily Line, and Chicago YIMBY. The latter includes lots of maps and legends.

• Right-wing Illinois Policy: “The 2026 budget is just the latest in years of poor fiscal management,” with no mention of CTA’s chronic underfunding by state

• Thread from CTA consultant Jarrett Walker: “[Centrist pundits have] decided that what US transit needs is endless lectures about the importance of security.”

• “Come on and take a free ride: “Ventra services to be temporarily unavailable this weekend” (WGN)

• What if the free service on the CTA this weekend was the norm?

• “Take CTA to See the Wonderful Sites Throughout the City at Open House Chicago.” Great advice!

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