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High Speed Rail Alliance’s Rick Harnish on why the Chicago to St. Louis HSR route is the test America can’t afford to fail
A looming deadline could be the end of high speed rail in Illinois — or the beginning of an entire midwest network, a top advocate argues.
March 30, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Monday, March 30
• Critical Mass Forecast Crew: "Chicago NO KINGS rally lead by volunteer bike marshals & CPD bike cops"
March 30, 2026
In case you didn’t feel like showing up: Trib reporter Jake Sheridan names and shames the absentee alders who sank today’s CTA hearing at City Hall
"Somebody once told me the [CTA] is gonna roll meI ain't the sharpest tool in the shedShe was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumbIn the shape of an 'L' [train] on her forehead"
March 27, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 27
• "Earlier this week, a federal judge ruled the U.S. Department of Transportation must stop withholding over $3 billion dollars from the CTA." (WBEZ)
March 27, 2026
Instead of discussing what Chicago can do to protect vulnerable road users like Violet Harris from reckless drivers, the Tribune lays blame on e-scooters
The death of Violet Harris, 15, is the story of a hit-and-run, probably wrong-way, driver fatally striking a vulnerable road user on an e-scooter, and failing to render aid.
March 26, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 26
• "New [Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office] task force aims to make Chicago’s CTA safer amid rising crime rates" (WGN)
March 26, 2026
Turning (wheels) 55: Riding the CTA’s entire #55 Garfield bus line from Midway to the MSI on my birthday
SBC readers may remember that a year ago I took a busman's holiday, or rather a transit writer's getaway, by checking out the promised Frequent Network 10-minutes-or-better bus intervals on the #54 Cicero bus, which debuted that day. Not coincidentally, the date was March 23, my 54th birthday.
March 25, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, March 25
• "Judge orders federal government to unfreeze CTA funding for Red Line extension" (Sun-Times)
March 25, 2026
Tragically, a hit-and-run driver fatally struck Violet Harris, 15 on a Lime e-scooter. The crash report provides details on what reportedly took place.
In a tragic hit-and-run case, last Saturday evening, a car driver struck and killed Violet Harris, 15, as she rode a Lime rental e-scooter in South Shore.
March 24, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 24
• Right-leaning Crain's op-ed by lobbyist, possible mayoral candidate John Kelly calls out "chronic budget problems" at CTA, doesn't mention new state funding
March 24, 2026