A Tale of Two News Outlets, Part One: Dickens drama as NBC runs a NIMBY-friendly TV report about the greenway
NBC and the Tribune demonstrate the wrong and right ways to report on a controversial bike lane project like the Dickens Greenway.
January 17, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 17
• Hit-and-run driver killed pedestrian who was trying to cross Kennedy near Nagle Sunday near 9:15 AM (ABC)
January 17, 2024
Hit-and-run driver killed Vesmo Bernard Hanks, Jr., 25, who was reportedly fleeing a police stop on foot in Austin
Altogether, drivers fatally struck 30 pedestrians on Chicago streets in 2023.
January 16, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, January 16
• Red Line suspended on North Side; Purple, Yellow lines delayed due to mechanical issues (ABC)
January 16, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 12
• ‘Wind-whipped,’ near-blizzard-like snow creating dangerous road conditions, cancelling flights, disrupting Yellow, UP-NW, DLSD bus lines (Tribune)
January 12, 2024
Driver struck and killed Samantha Marie Hutcherson, 25, on December 28 in Washington Heights
Hutcherson was the 29th person struck and killed while walking on Chicago streets in 2023.
January 11, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, January 11
• Presented without comment: CTA press release says "Customer surveys show increased satisfaction with CTA service"
January 11, 2024
Thar he blows! Ed Fitzpatrick goes public with his obsession with killing the Dickens Greenway, assisted by Inside Publications
A new article from the car-centric newspaper chain, featuring Fitzpatrick griping about the bikeway, falsely claims the project was paid for with "Chicago taxpayer funds" due to a "bait and switch."
January 10, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 10
• Block Club: Evanston’s streets have become safer for cyclists. What’s the suburb doing right?
January 10, 2024
Jason Kardish, 40, killed by hit-and-run SUV driver at Diversey/Ashland, is first Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2024
According to Police News Affairs, as of Tuesday afternoon, no one was in custody.
January 9, 2024
