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Silver lining playbook: Could a new transit gig be a graceful way out for apparently doomed CTA chief Dorval Carter Jr.?
While Carter isn't filling a recent chairperson opening at the federal Surface Transportation Board, that raises interesting questions about a possible golden parachute.
Mayor Johnson honors CPS traffic management workers on Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
The four awardees from across the city includes crossing guards from the Logan Square, Gage Park, Washington Park, and Lincoln Park neighborhoods.
Northern delights: Amtrak’s new Borealis Chicago – Twin Cities service launches May 21
The Borealis will offer earlier arrival to Minneapolis-St. Paul, later departure.
Former Milwaukee mayor and CNU chief John Norquist on why Chicago should demolish the Ohio Feeder
"If it's such a good idea to have a freeway ramp coming into River North from the west, why isn't there one coming from every direction?" Norquist asked.
Livin’ on a prayer: Pastor Ira Acree seems destined for the RTA board, although he knows little about transit, barely uses it
Acree admitted to a City Council committee that he usually drives, feels uncomfortable critiquing Dorval Carter, and had never heard of the region's looming $730M transit shortfall before.