Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 11
• “Underground climate change" is causing Chicago buildings to sink (NY Times)
July 11, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Monday, July 10
• 1 SUV passenger dead, 15 people injured after wrong-way driver collides with CTA bus on DLSD in Kenwood (AP News)
July 10, 2023
Today’s headlines for Monday, July 3
• Heavy rains flood Chicago roads and force NASCAR to cut shutdown its street race (AP News)
July 3, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 19
Chicago takes the 9th place spot on USA Today’s most walkable cities list Bicyclist struck and killed yesterday in North Chicago identified as 36-year-old Kyle Summy (CBS Chicago) As Chicago bike use rises, so do fatalities (Axios) A pedestrian was fatally struck on the Stevenson Expressway late last night (ABC 7) Columnist Natalie Moore says … Continued
May 19, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 18
Axios looks at the cities with the most bicycle fatalities per capita Chicago bicyclists remember cyclists killed on National Ride of Silence Day (WGN) Femmes + Themmes cycling group is a safe space for women, non-binary and trans riders (Block Club) Over $21,000 raised for family of Rick Lomas, cyclist killed in Humboldt Park hit-and-run … Continued
May 18, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 17
Politico shares a Q&A with Dorval Carter Jr. on CTA service and operations Protected bike lanes are coming to Belmont Avenue in Avondale (Chicago Star Media) Pullman Railroad Days is back this weekend with tours and activities (Block Club) Man sentenced to 120 days in prison for hit-and-run crash that killed Chicago teen (ABC 7) … Continued
May 17, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, May 16
The CTA is hosting a job fair on Friday for bus drivers and mechanics (CBS Chicago) Mayor Johnson signs first executive orders in office, including a CTA violence intervention program. Edgewater’s Metra station could make its debut by this fall (Block Club) CDOT’s Learn to Ride program offering free bike riding classes to residents this … Continued
May 16, 2023
Today’s headlines for Monday, May 15
When it comes to transportation, there’s a lot riding on Chicago’s new mayor (Daily Herald) Kennedy construction fuels new traffic patterns and habits in Chicago (Axios) Brandon Johnson’s big day (Politico) Johnson faces big challenges as he officially takes control of Chicago City Hall (WTTW) Here’s what the planned Bally’s casino will look like (Block … Continued
May 15, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 12
How to react to a person in distress on a CTA train (Crain’s) Are bike shares cost effective? A lengthy analysis from Cycling Weekly explores the topic. NASCAR street races causing road closures: A summer headache for Chicagoans (Sun-Times) NASCAR will use mufflers to lower noise for cars in its Chicago street race (Sun-Times) Riot … Continued
May 12, 2023
Today’s Headlines for Friday, April 28
Commentary: Will the NASCAR races be worth the mess they bring to Chicago’s Grant Park? (Tribune) 104-unit ‘workforce housing’ development planned next to Howard Red Line station in Rogers Park (Block Club) Bicyclist critically injured in a hit-and-run incident in Vernon Hills (Fox 32) West Side travel agent takes Chicago youth on trips around the … Continued
April 28, 2023