• Central Area Plan 20245 calls for a new Madison Street Pink Line station near United Center (Block Club)
• Family of Cindy Castellanos, 23, critically injured by driver who ran red 11/16 at Addison/Inner LSD wants answers, has launched GoFundMe (Block Club)
• Johnson calls CTA burning attack an "isolated incident" but also "an absolute failure of our criminal justice, as well as our mental health institutions" (Tribune)
• ...Victim's family, Loyola criminologist discuss the case (ABC)
• CPD released images of man who allegedly struck and robbed woman on Red Line 11/11 around 8:30 PM at Sox-35th station (Fox)
• "CTA is Your Ride to the Sights, Sounds and Magic on the 'Mag Mile' and Beyond this Holiday Season"
• "Chicago Artist Starts His Own Postal Service — And Will Deliver And Read Mail To Anyone For Free" (Block Club)
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– John Greenfield, editor
