Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 1
• CBS Chicago: Woman, 35, was struck and killed by Brown Line train Tuesday morning at Addison in reported suicide. Platform barriers would help prevent such tragedies.
• …Chicago Department of Public Health: “If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.”
• “Metra suspends UPNW service July 19 for track work near Des Plaines”
• “Family pushes for answers after CTA worker shot and killed near maintenance facility” (NBC)
• “‘Violence Interrupters’ to patrol CTA trains for July 4th” (Fox)
• You’ve heard the expression “It’s hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk”? Yesterday it was hot enough to require Metra speed reductions! (NBC Chicago)
• Here are Streetsblog Chicago’s tips for hot-weather cycling.
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 $36,386 with $13,614 to go, and we’ll be ending the fundraising campaign today.
While Streetsblog Chicago currently have enough funding to make it through the rest of the year on a shoestring budget, w’re hoping that additional “angel” major donors will step up today to help fill the gap. That would allow us to increase the number of paid freelancer articles we publish, and provide health benefits for the first time since we relaunched as an independent nonprofit in 2015.
If you value our livable streets reporting and advocacy, please consider making a tax-deductible gift here. If you can afford a contribution of $100 or more, think of that as a subscription. That will help keep the site paywall-free.
Read More:
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
