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Hit-and-run drivers fatally struck two people, and critically injured two others, on Chicago streets last week
In one of the cases, a semi driver struck and critically injured a bike rider, 37, and left the scene, only a block away from from where another hit-and-run driver killed delivery cyclist Damian Gomez, 18, on April 5.
May 18, 2026
The Cubs defended their revised Wrigleyville parking lot expansion plan, but neighbors are still calling foul
They say the expansion, which would add hundreds of new parking spaces, would undermine Chicago's goals for more transit-oriented development, housing, and walkability.
May 14, 2026
As new CTA board member Lily Diego-Johnson is seated, the CTA board discusses art and crime in the system
May 13, 2026
CTA revises ridership upward by 19 million trips after methodology update
The updated data also revealed significant increases in what the agency now categorizes as "underpaid" rides, or trips where riders either paid reduced fares, insufficient fares, or no fares at all.
May 12, 2026
