Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 1
• "Video shows what led up to Douglass Park shooting that killed teen, injured Laquan McDonald's cousin." Shooter: Victims were trying to steal bike. (ABC)
July 1, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, June 30
• Evanston Now: "Is Philly transit crisis a preview for us?" Like PA, IL should use Highway Trust Fund cash to fund transit, if roadbuilding unions will let us.
June 30, 2025
For the umpteenth time, People for Bikes, Chicago is *not* one of the worst big cities for biking. But we’ve got lots of room for improvement.
Plus SBC readers share their thoughts about whether our city's rock-bottom rating is fair, and what Chicago should do to become more bikeable.
June 27, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 27
• Daily Line: "Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee hear from CPD, police reform advocates on pretextual stop policy"
June 27, 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
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
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
Thoughts on the proposed $1.50 fee for deliveries by drivers to fund transit and fight climate change: Don’t fear the “Burrito Taxi Tax”
On May 31 as the spring Illinois legislative session was wrapping up, the Senate passed the transit funding and reform bill HB3438. It included the last-minute addition of a "climate impact fee of $1.50 [for] each retail delivery that meets specified conditions."
June 21, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 20
• Tribune: "Johnson’s admin never undertook formalized national search for new CTA prez despite mayor saying last month that his office had done so"
June 20, 2025