Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 21
• "1 In 5 Chicagoans Will Lose Access To CTA, Pace, Metra If State Doesn’t Fund Public Transit, RTA Says" (Block Club)
March 21, 2025
No more Blue Line blues? Advocates weigh in on CTA’s promise of increased service on Forest Park and O’Hare branches this spring
Last Monday, St. Patrick's Day, it appeared there may be a bit of good luck for Chicagoland straphangers.
March 20, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 20
• "Shooting on [Red Line's 69th Street] platform raises questions about how [Gun Detection Technology is] working" (CBS)
March 20, 2025
Two special education workers were fatally struck in Chicago in past week: Camryn Green, 26, in Norwood Park and Jamie Cerney, 38, near Midway
Until recently, there appeared to have been no reports of pedestrian or bike fatality cases on the Chicago Police Department's Media Major Incident Notifications website, or in local media reports, since February 1. That was when a trucker fatally struck Hattie Mickell, 76, as she walked in the street on near Madison Street and Western Avenue on the Near West Side.
March 19, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, March 19
• "30 extra train trips will be added to weekday service on Blue Line to Forest Park as CTA rolls out slightly expanded schedule starting 4/20." (Block Club)
March 19, 2025
Uptown funk? Some drivers are bummed about CDOT’s proposal to convert parking to PBLs on Clark N. of Montrose. They shouldn’t worry.
Good news: The Chicago Department of Transportation has proposed extending the Graceland Greenway protected bike lanes on Clark Street further north into Uptown to the Andersonville retail district.
March 18, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 18
• "CTA Announces New Rail Service Schedules to Start April 20," including more runs on the Blue Line, especially Forest Park branch
March 18, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, March 17
• "Bills supporting bike safety are in their IL Senate and House committees and we need your help getting them passed." (Chicago, Bike Grid Now!)
March 17, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 14
• Ride Illinois urges you to "Protect Federal Funding for Bicyclists and Pedestrians" by filling out this form to "send a message to Congress."
March 14, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 13
• "Chicagoans Ditch Their Teslas To Protest Elon Musk: 'Nobody Wants To Buy Them'" (Block Club)
March 13, 2025