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
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 19
• CTA: "Mayor Johnson Announces Four New, Fully Accessible CTA Red Line Stations Will Open July 20"
June 19, 2025
Little-used parking lot will host fun activities this Sunday at 47th Ward’s monthly Berenice Bash, a possible preview of permanent open space
There's a thunderstorm in Chicago as I type this, but this Sunday, June 22, will be sunny and clear, great conditions for turning parking space into people space. That's what happening at the first of three monthly Berenice Bash pop-up events this summer, taking place from noon to 4 p.m.at a City-owned parking lot at the northwest corner of Berenice (3830 N.) and Lincoln avenues in North Center.
June 18, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, June 18
• More coverage of yesterday's City Club panel featuring key players in the transit fiscal cliff drama (Crain's)
June 18, 2025
Key players in the fiscal cliff drama discuss “How Do We Get There? The Future of Illinois Transit” at City Club of Chicago panel
Streetsblog Chicago readers know all too well by now that our region's public transportation system, and therefore the fortunes of the entire state of Illinois, are at a crossroads right now. That's a result of what happened last May 31 in the state capitol, a day that will live in infamy as "The Night Transit Funding Didn't Go Down In Springfield."
June 17, 2025
