Today’s Headlines for Friday, February 27

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• Active Trans: “We need a strong robotaxi policy for Illinois”

• “Letters: Regarding Waymo cars, innovation in Illinois should not mean abandoning workers” (Tribune)

• “Editorial: Why Chicago’s parking and red light ticketing is such a mess” (Tribune)

• “Metra Electric Line service has been disrupted after a [driver] hit a bridge in south suburban Harvey Friday morning.” (ABC)

• “Metra to host 41 ‘safety blitzes’ in 2026” (Progressive Railroading)

• “From Chatham to Wrigley: Ernie Banks’ CTA commute and Black Chicago history” (Axios)

• “How Illinois became the bicycling center of the nation: A Q&A with Christopher Sweet” (Active Trans)

• Bike Lane Uprising issues a Call to Action on two important Chicago Safe Streets events: Monday Archer rallies and 3/5 Portage Park bikeway meeting

• “CTA Is A Great Ride Across Chicagoland During the Winter Cold”

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– John Greenfield, editor