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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
Going green: “Parklets” by the Prairie Path drew residents to learn more about the DuPage County Safety Action Plan
On Thursday, DuPage County and the City of Elmhurst staged a pop-up event where road space near the Illinois Prairie Path was covered with lawn furniture, flower pots, toys, and artificial grass to create "parklets."
May 23, 2025
Allegedly drunk hit-and-run SUV driver struck and killed a man, 76 Tuesday night in Chicago Lawn
Tragically, a motorist in an SUV fatally struck a senior citizen last Tuesday in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood and fled the scene.
May 16, 2025
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
