Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 17

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  • During discussion of CTA security at Block Club mayoral forum, Johnson stops short of saying he would fire Carter
  • Shedd Aquarium says it could lose millions of dollars due to road closures for NASCAR race (Block Club)
  • Metra is adding 12 trains to UP-NW weekday service, exceeding pre-pandemic service levels.
  • CPD releases image of car whose driver struck and seriously injured woman at 79th/East End in S. Shore (NBC)
  • BNSF train hit car in Berwyn after motorist tried to drive around gates, no serious injuries (ABC)
  • CPD seek to identify suspect who robbed passenger at Division Blue Line stop (CBS)
  • NBC looks at new requirement for “proof of airport business” before entering ORD from Blue Line station
  • Drivers will soon be able to park for free in DeKalb and take a bus to the Elburn Metra station (Shaw Local)

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 16

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  • After passage of Smart Streets ordinance for automated bike lane enforcement, Equiticity’s Oboi Reed says they’re opposed (CBS)
  • “The CTA is their last resort”: A night out with the people helping homeless riders (WBEZ)
  • CPD issued about 4,400 citations for smoking on CTA in 2021, but only about 200 were paid (CBS)
  • One dead, another seriously injured in head-on crash in south suburban Lockport Wednesday morning (ABC)
  • Driver pleads guilty to DUI in 3/7 crash that killed Willie Mosley, 71, in Aurora (CBS)
  • Suburban residents, Metra concerned about federal approval of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern merger (WGN)
  • Pace board approves ride-hail pilots around O’Hare and Harvey
  • A Dutch cartoonist provides a handlebar POV on Chicago winter (Chicago Mag)
  • Pace holds 6 hearings on adoption of part-time vanpool fares and expansion of Naperville-Aurora on demand March 20-23

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Today’s Headlines for March 15, 2023

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  • Bike-friendly Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) narrowly avoids a runoff with Mike Royko’s son Sam (Block Club)
  • Brown Line riders evacuated after power outage stops train, shuts down Purple Line during rush hour (Block Club)
  • Man, 35, fatally struck by two hit-and-run drivers at Lake S. and Valley Ln. in Bartlett (CBS)
  • School bus driver involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Bartlett Wednesday morning, no kids injured (ABC)
  • 5 in custody after attempted robbery at Roosevelt station, one suspect discharged pepper spray while fleeing  (ABC)
  • Man, 20, charged with attacking female CTA bus driver, 50, on the 1100 block of W. 79th St. (FOX)
  • Letter uses death of Lily Shambrook, 3, killed due to a truck parked in a bike lane, as reason to not install bike lanes (Tribune)
  • Metra is hiring police officers with a starting salary of $72K (Police1)
  • Feds approve $31B merger expected to bring more freight trains to Chicago area, despite Metra concerns (Tribune)
  • State Street sidewalk closed at Adams; feds cite pedestrian danger at buildings it wants to raze (Sun-Times)
  • McClelland rides the entire length of Milwaukee Ave., highlighting the need for continuous protected lanes (Chicago Mag)

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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  • How Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson would address public transportation issues (NBC)
  • Activists, riders call for added security measures on CTA trains and buses after string of recent crimes (NBC)
  • CPD: Samantha Maldonado, 26, was stabbed to death on Adams/Wabash platform by ex-boyfriend (ABC)
  • Police seek male who kicked man, 22, in head and stole phone on 2/22 on Green Line near Clinton (FOX)
  • Family, police seek answers after Ben Jorgenson, 35, killed in Streamwood hit-and-run car crash (NBC)
  • 3 in custody after driver of stolen vehicle crashes into squad car, injuring 2 officers at 38th Pl./Cottage Grove (ABC)
  • 2 suspects plead not guilty to charges in Chicago street racing crash that killed pedestrian Shawman Meireis, 40 (ABC)
  • National Shared Mobility Summit takes place May 2-4 at Merchandise Mart

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