Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, May 19
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• Tribune: “Johnson asked CTA board to select a permanent prez weeks before NITA limits his control over appointments.”
• … Let’s hope he can think of someone who has experience upgrading a transit agency!
• “State’s Attorney Vows To Target ‘Serious Crimes’ On CTA With New Transit Task Force” (Block Club)
• “Take Metra to the Obama Presidential Center”
• A Four Star Podcast talks with Alicia Pederson, aka Courtyard Urbanist, about “how to build a denser, greener, more family-friendly city.” Watch John’s episode on transpo here.
• Verified GoFundMe for Horacio Arroyo, 22, struck on his bike by a speeding SUV driver on 4/17 at 58th/Western in Gage Park
• Annual Ride of Silence this Wed. 5/20, meeting 5:30 at Queen’s Landing, on LFT across from Buckingham Fountain, departing at 6, ending at Monochrome Brewing in Pilsen
On November 12, SBC launched our 2026 fund drive to raise $50K through ad sales and donations. That will complete this year’s budget, at a time when it’s tough to find grant money. Big thanks to all the readers who have chipped in so far to help keep this site rolling to the end of 2026! Currently, we’re at $32,796 with $17,204 to go, ideally by the end of May.
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– John Greenfield, editor
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