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Advocates asked mayor, CTA board to delay hiring new prez. Johnson reportedly had already chosen one. Special meeting ended without vote
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."
May 9, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 7
• Crain's: "Johnson faces pushback over [likely CTA president pick City of Chicago's COO John Roberson] as advocates push for broader search"
May 7, 2025
Could a new Illinois bill help create a cohesive train and bus system in the Land of Lincoln, and encourage other states to follow suit?
Good news for rail fans: Recently, Illinois legislators discussed a groundbreaking bill to launch statewide train service.
May 6, 2025
Statements on Loyola’s crash epidemic from CDOT, IDOT, 48th / 49th wards, and the student government
April 23, 2025
We completed a Metra + bike trip to a Wisconsin-style supper club with relish (trays), Part 1: A visit to the Heritage House in Harvard, IL
Plus a discussion of why at many Metra stations, if you're not a daily commuter, it can be maddeningly non-obvious which platform you need to wait on.
April 21, 2025
Pickup driver who killed male pedestrian, 72, at Roosevelt/DLSD cited for failure to exercise due care
On Monday, April 7, at around 5:09 a.m. a pickup driver, 26, fatally struck a 72-year-old male pedestrian at the intersection of Roosevelt Road and DuSable Lake Shore Drive, just west of the Museum Campus. It was reported that the victim had been trying to cross the highway on foot, although it's illegal to do so there.
April 17, 2025
At Public Transit Listening Session, People’s Lobby says we shouldn’t miss this opportunity to upgrade transit, not just bridge the fiscal cliff
Chicagoland faces a $770 million total public transportation fiscal cliff, which would result in austerity measures – extreme service cuts – in 2026. That is, unless Illinois legislators take decisive action by the end of next month to address the budget gap.
April 11, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 10
• ATA: "State lawmakers must fully fund transit operations before it’s too late"
April 10, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 8
• Letter from RTA Chief Kirk Dillard: "If the state would fund its mandates, the RTA wouldn’t be faced with such a fiscal crisis" (Tribune)
April 8, 2025