Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 17
• Chicago Reader: "CPD touted a beefed-up surveillance center that grants authorities real-time access to tens of thousands of [CTA] cameras."
July 17, 2025
Thanks to support from readers, we’ve far surpassed our fund drive goal! But we still need your help to find another major funding source.
In case you can't tell from Streetsblog Chicago's homepage, beating the drum on the region’s impending transit budget crisis is our top priority right now. After all, if the state legislature fails to pass a funding and reform bill this summer, the likely result will be roughly 40 percent service cuts and 3,000 layoffs. That would be disastrous for the region and counter to SBC’s mission: Making Chicagoland a safer and more efficient, equitable, environmentally friendly, and enjoyable place to get around.
July 16, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 16
• Congress for the New Urbanism looks at Better Streets Chicago's efforts to transform DLSD from an expressway into a boulevard
July 16, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 15
• More coverage of the Save Transit Rally (ATA, Block Club, CBS, NBC, Fight Back! News)
July 15, 2025
At the Save Transit Rally, hundreds urged Springfield to prevent 40% service cuts by passing a funding bill this summer
Public transit riders, workers, and advocates showed up in force for Saturday's Save Transit Rally at Daley Plaza, calling on state lawmakers to pass a bill to address Chicagoland's looming $771 million transit fiscal cliff. They demanded a special legislative session in Springfield this summer to prevent a projected 40 percent cut in service and some 3,000 layoffs, similar to what's currently happening in Philadelphia.
July 14, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, July 14
• State Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) launched a survey to get your POV on the $771M transit fiscal cliff
July 14, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 11
• "Developers reveal new 'scaled down' plan for Lincoln Yards site" (Crain's)
July 11, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, July 10
• Transportation committee delays vote on CTA anti-smoking resolution, approves resolution for safe youth travel pilot in Austin (Daily Line)
July 10, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 9
• ATA: "Transit advocates unite to call for special legislative session in Springfield" at recent Union Station rally
July 9, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 8
• Pritzker: "I believe that we’ll be able to get a transit bill done either in veto session... or, if necessary, we would call a special session (Center Square)
July 8, 2025