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A Tale of Two News Outlets Part Two: Tribune publishes great and garbage pieces about Dickens Greenway
Transportation reporter Sarah Freishtat provides a balanced take on the Dickens controversy, but corporate lawyer William Choslovsky's anti-greenway op-ed is drivel.
January 18, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, January 18
• Chicagoland transit wants state help with looming budget crisis (Axios)
January 18, 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 Thursday, January 11
• Presented without comment: CTA press release says "Customer surveys show increased satisfaction with CTA service"
January 11, 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
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, January 9
• Active Transportation Alliance: "Mayor Johnson should make 2024 the Year of the Bus"
January 9, 2024
Metra closed BSNF Line ticket windows today, remaining ticket windows will shut down on February 1
A Metra spokesperson said there were several factors that made them decide to make the ticket counters go the way of the dodo bird.
January 8, 2024
Streetsblog helped get a bogus “No Bikes” sign removed near Promontory Point, where drivers have been parking illegally
Sure, this wasn't one of Chicago's most urgent problems, but it's good that we were able to get a building to stop telling bike riders they can't park in front of the property.
January 7, 2024
