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Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 22

By John Greenfield | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments

CTA 2022 budget calls for maintaining service levels, no fare hikes, cutting pass costs (Tribune) Encuentro Square, 100-unit affordable housing project near Bloomingdale Trail, coming in 2022 (Block Club) Police release description of car whose driver critically injured pedestrian in Chicago Lawn (Sun-Times) Cop faces firing for allegedly detaining CTA employee who accused fellow officer […]

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 21

By John Greenfield | Oct 21, 2021 | No Comments

City will hold ceremony for renaming DuSable LSD today at 2:30 PM at Buckingham Fountain (NBC) Sun-Times: New One Central renderings released, $6.5B subsidy for transit hub is still a bad idea Equiticity’s Oboi Reed and Kate Lowe call for racial equity in the upcoming scooter program (Sun-Times) Austin Weekly News looks at Equiticity’s “Biking […]

Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 20

By John Greenfield | Oct 20, 2021 | No Comments

Park will replace vacant lot at Kimball and The 606, city is doing cleanup of contamination (Block Club) Man died after falling on tracks at Roosevelt; Green, Orange service were partially halted (CBS) Several vehicles, including a police truck, demolished in Englewood crash, no word on injuries (CBS) Boy, 5, found wandering around the Belmont […]

Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, October 19

By John Greenfield | Oct 19, 2021 | No Comments

Man fatally struck by CTA driver near Buena LFT underpass IDed as William Hiebel, 85 (ABC) 2 cops injured, 1 civilian injured after Lexus driver runs red in South Austin (Tribune) Man arrested for alleged hate-crime attack at Argyle stop was accidentally released (NBC) Red Line trains were rerouted due to person on tracks at […]

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 18

By John Greenfield | Oct 18, 2021 | No Comments

Metra won’t raise fares, restoring full service in 2022 (NBC) An update on the CTA’s efforts to transition to an electric bus fleet (FSM) A driver fatally struck Mary Johnson, 82, at 11th/California in North Lawndale (ABC) Motorcyclist dies after crashing in Little Village while pursuing driver after minor collision (Sun-Times) 4-year-old boy, 3 adults […]

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 15

By John Greenfield | Oct 15, 2021 | No Comments

Metra unveils 2022 operating, capital budgets (Rail Age) Man charged with 4 felonies for punching senior, pushing her onto ‘L’ tracks at Cermak Green (ABC) Man charged with aggravated battery in attack on woman, 18, on Blue Line near Washington (CBS) Bike Box in North Lawndale Bike Box offers free loaner bikes, repairs, affordable cycles […]

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