Today’s Headlines for Monday, April 20
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• Hit-and-run pickup driver fatally struck woman, 65, Sunday around 9:30 PM in crosswalk near Belmont/Central in Belmont Cragin (Sun-Times)
• Downstate IGA politicians proposed requiring Illinois to forgo $250 million out of transit funding in order to lower gas prices that have spiked due to Trump’s war in Iran (Tribune)
• “RTA requests input on proposed amendment to the 2026 Operating Budget”
• “Car driver in custody after CTA bus crash in Englewood, Chicago police say” (ABC)
• “Chicago police search for suspects in brutal CTA Red Line assault” at Clark/Division (Fox)
• “Chicago police searching for suspect in attempted sexual assault on CTA Blue Line on West Side” (ABC)
• CTA on Bluesky: “We asked our bus operators from the 77th garage which route takes the most skill to drive, and which route is their favorite.”
• Letters: “Rude cabdrivers need etiquette training… Illinois should lower blood alcohol concentration to 0.05 from 0.08 for DUIs” (Sun-Times)
• “Southwest Side’s Aloha Motel To Become Homeless Shelter With 55 Private Rooms, On-Site Programs” (Block Club)
• “New Plan For West Loop Development Swaps Community Center For Park Bathrooms, Storage” (Block Club)
• CDOT hosts the quarterly Chicago Mobility Collaborative meeting Thursday 4/30, 6-7:30 PM at Foscoe Park, 1312 S. Racine
• Starting 5/18, South Water St. elevator serving Metra’s Millennium Station MED platforms to close for replacement, ADA access will be available at Van Buren
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