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Today’s Headlines for Monday, March 16
• 2 children were among at least 5 people injured in a serious 4-vehicle crash involving a CTA bus Friday around 5:30 PM near 115th/Racine in Pullman (ABC)
March 16, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, January 22
• "NITA's Better Bus Mandate: There are no 'one size fits all' better bus solutions, so we need to focus on 'all-of-the-above' strategies." (Star:Line Chicago)
January 22, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Monday, January 5
• "CTA State And Lake Station Closes For Reconstruction After 130 Years Of Service" (Chicago YIMBY)
January 5, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 24
• "Transit Leaders Plead For Lawmakers To Fill $200 Million Shortfall As CTA, Metra Cuts Loom" (Block Club)
October 24, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, June 16
• Block Club: "Chicago’s 'No Kings' March Brings Massive Crowds Downtown To Protest Trump"
June 16, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 21
• "The Straight Dope" columnist and early Red Line Extension opponent Ed Zotti takes a deep dive into the RLE's funding, calling it "a $5.75B gamble." (Crain's)
May 21, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 15
• State legislators, including Sen. Ram Villavalam gave an update this morning on how transit negotiations are going, saying they will pass a bill (CBS, ABC)
May 15, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 14
• High Speed Rail Alliance form to contact reps, noting that w/o more funding "Metra and the entire Chicago region’s transit system will be devastated."
May 14, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 30
• RTA: Send a letter to your State legislator "advocating for additional funding to ensure our transit system can not only survive, but thrive."
April 30, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 23
• BNSF train struck person near 16th/Halsted in Pilsen, no word on their condition, less than 12 hours after BNSF killed person near Westmont (NBC)
April 23, 2025