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Politicians and some 100 advocates showed up for Rally to Fix and Fund Public Transit at Union Station, kicking off “Hot Transit Summer”
Today at Union Station, a coalition of transit, labor and environmental advocates held a rally to "Fix and Fund Public Transit," demanding that Illinois lawmakers reconvene and provide full funding for public transportation. Speakers called for a special summer session to pass a bill that would rescue Chicagoland transit from some 40 percent service cuts and 3,000 layoffs.
June 26, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 26
• CTU VP Jackson Potter and UIC urban planning prof Kate Lowe: "Public education and transit benefit Chicagoans but aren’t being fully funded" (Tribune)
June 26, 2025
Mutual aid doc features biking and burrito distribution partnership
Film highlights how Cycling x Solidarity and Burrito Brigade fight hunger and build community.
June 25, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, June 25
•Maria Tampico, busker at CTA Blue Line Washington station, has died at 76 (Sun-Times)
June 25, 2025
CTA seeks feedback, activists urge action at pop-ups
Riders share feedback with CTA at a series of pop-up "chats." But what improvements can be made until the $770M fiscal cliff is diverted?
June 24, 2025
Some like it hot: Chicago heat wave biking tips revisited
One thing that's changed during the past seven years is how widespread electric personal mobility devices are in Chicago.
June 24, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, June 24
•Delays hit Metra Union Pacific-North trains (Sun-Times)
June 24, 2025
High Speed Rail Alliance: Illinois transit overhaul could be a game-changer
A major development in Illinois could ripple far beyond the Midwest – reshaping how America thinks about high-speed and intercity rail.
June 23, 2025
Hit-and-run driver fatally struck Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus member Brendan Siddall, 26, near Waveland/DLSD in Lakeview
Tragically, a hit-and-run car driver struck and killed social service worker, musician, and actor Brendan Siddall, 26, early Saturday morning on North DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Waveland Avenue in Lakeview. Siddell was a member of the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus.
June 23, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, June 23
• "Mayor Vetoes Controversial 'Snap Curfew' Policy" (Block Club)
June 23, 2025