Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 30
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• More coverage of Pritzker playing Sir Thomas Bringdown III re: the House transit bill (Trib, Evanston Roundable, WTTW, WGN, CBS, NBC, Bloomberg)
• Today “Pritzker signals transit bailout hasn’t gone off the rails — yet” (Crain’s)
• UChicago Transit Enthusiasts and Explorers RSO has begun a campaign advocating against impending cuts to CTA services in 2026 (Maroon)
• “These Counties Spend Transit Tax Money on Ride Services. They’re Lifelines for Thousands of Residents.” (Illinois Ansers)
• CPD released image of white 2011-2014 Hyundai Sonata whose hit-and-run driver killed a person near 26th/Pulaski and fled Friday around 2:41 PM (Fox)
• After woman died from falling onto tracks Sunday afternoon at Sedgwick Brown, man, 26, died from fall from train Monday afternoon near Paulina Brown
• “Missing Joliet woman with intellectual disability possibly took Metra to Chicago” (WGN)
• “Logan Square’s Highly Anticipated 2-Way Traffic Circle Pattern To Open Next Week” (Block Club)
• Tribune op-ed by ex-IL Congressional rep convicted of mail, wire fraud, now trying to regain his seat: Peotone Airport is key to “reclaiming our prosperity”
ª ,,,Here’s our debunking of that notion.
• Streets Calling Bike Club Halloween Ride, meeting 7 PM at Park 540, 2357 S Federal St. in Armour Square rolling out at 7:30 (Chicago Critical Mass)
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