Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 27
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• Star:Line Chicago discusses the NITA cleanup bill.
• “Editorial: It’s time to get tougher on teen takeovers after chaotic Memorial Day weekend” in which a man, 18, intentionally struck officers with his vehicle (Tribune)
• “Fire erupts on CTA tracks at Lakeview’s Belmont station [Tuesday evening], disrupting service and forcing evacuations” (ABC)
• Police release images of man who allegedly approached 2 people on train, punched them in the face, and fled, Monday around 1:30 PM at Belmont stop in Lakeview (CBS)
• CPD releases photo of man accused of spitting liquid on another passenger 4/19 around 7:45 AM on CTA bus in 5600 block of N. Ridge in Magnolia Glen (Fox)
• “Metra Adding Daily Stops, Weekend Trains On Rock Island Line Through Beverly” (Block Club)
• Wilmette Mayor: A developer may be interested in building residences on a local Metra parking lot (Tribune)
• “A proposed law would push wealthy suburbs to build more affordable housing. Mayors are pushing back.” (Crain’s)
• “Four rail-trail projects taking shape in Chicago” (Active Trans)
• LTTE says Inside Publications op-ed on plan for ETOD synagogue redevelopment near Thorndale Station was “entirely offensive to Jews and non-Jews alike” (Bluesky, Twitter)
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