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Mayor Johnson honors CPS traffic management workers on Crossing Guard Appreciation Day

The four awardees from across the city includes crossing guards from the Logan Square, Gage Park, Washington Park, and Lincoln Park neighborhoods.

May 15, 2024

Livin’ on a prayer: Pastor Ira Acree seems destined for the RTA board, although he knows little about transit, barely uses it

Acree admitted to a City Council committee that he usually drives, feels uncomfortable critiquing Dorval Carter, and had never heard of the region's looming $730M transit shortfall before.

City announces $2M federal grant to address harms caused by I-290 by improving walk/bike/transit access

The Mayor's Office says the money will fund "improvements for people walking and bicycling on existing streets and paths surrounding and crossing the corridor."

April 16, 2024

More from Ald. Reilly: To save the Clark dining district, I offered to pedestrianize parts of Kinzie and Dearborn, but Harry Caray’s declined

Reilly also promised to approve a permit for Clark if he's given the chance, and said the best strategy for saving the car-free district is for residents to lobby Mayor Johnson.

April 2, 2024

Getting charged up about the future of electric vehicles in Chicago

CDOT held its first of three public outreach meeting to devise a future plan for electric vehicles, services, and charging infrastructure.

November 14, 2023