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Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 17

By John Greenfield | Aug 17, 2018

After Construction Began at Madison/Halsted, Where Cyclist Was Killed, Crashes Skyrocketed (CBS) Driver Taken Into Custody After Fatal Schaumburg Crash (Sun-Times) City Reaches $10.4M Settlement With Ride-Share Companies Over Background Checks (Tribune) The Tribune Looks at Dockless Scooter Companies’ Efforts to Set up Shop in Chicago What Chicago’s Skyline Will Look Like in 2023 (Chicago Mag) […]

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 16

By John Greenfield | Aug 16, 2018 | 2 Comments

Reverend Who Closed LSD Plans Labor Day Anti-Violence March to Block O’Hare Traffic (Tribune) Rauner Signs Dutch Reach Safety Bill Into Law (Active Trans) Tribune Coverage of South Siders’ Plea to Save the 31st Street Bus Metra BNSF Line Exec Promises to Fix Crowding, Air conditioning Problems (Tribune, CTJ) No Citations for Minivan Driver Who Fatally […]

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 15

By John Greenfield | Aug 15, 2018 | 9 Comments

BGA Files Lawsuit for Disclosure of Records on the O’Hare Express Deal (Crain’s) Man Charged With DUI for Suburban Crash That Killed Mary and Lisa Kendzior (CBS) No Citations for CTA Bus Driver Who Illegally Left-Hooked Lost Lake Bartender on Bike (WGN) The Number of Structurally Deficient Bridges in Illinois Is Growing (Tribune) CityLab Looks […]

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 14

By John Greenfield | Aug 14, 2018 | 4 Comments

Sun-Times: ATA’s Call for Moratorium on Road Widening “Takes [Pro-Transit Argument] Too Far” CPD’s Glen Brooks Discusses Bike Ticketing & Other Community Issues on Chicago Tonight CTA Is Adding 4,800 Hi-Def Security Cams, on top of 4,800 Announced in February (NBC) Driver Taken Into Custody for Possible DUI in Fatal N. Lawndale Rollover Crash (WGN) […]

Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 13

By John Greenfield | Aug 13, 2018 | 1 Comment

ATA Report Calls for Removing Highway Expansions From CMAP’s Priority List (Tribune) Sign a Letter In Support of a Moratorium on Expressway Expansion (Active Trans) Chicago’s Duplicate City Sticker Tickets Are Becoming an Issue in Mayoral Race (Block Club) 7 Injured in Crash on Lake Shore Drive at Foster (Sun-Times) After Luster Jackson’s Death, S. […]

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 10

By John Greenfield | Aug 10, 2018 | 4 Comments

After Trucker Killed Cyclist, Bike Advocates Call for More Side Guards (Sun-Times) …Others Blame the Tragedy on Bottleneck Caused by Construction Site (CBS) Driver Who Fatally Struck Lorenzo Bryant, 37, Wanted on Homicide Charges (Sun-Times) Active Trans Releases Recommendations for Fixing Logan/Western Curbed Checks Out the Car2Go Pilot Fast Facts About the CTA (CBS) Active Trans‘ […]

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