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Last Sunday’s edition of “Safe Streets: The Comedy Show” featured Latino alders and advocates, and a discussion of the Archer Avenue “biketroversy”
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March 18, 2026
Friday’s CMAP meeting could lock in a lakefront walled off by an 8-lane highway. Here’s how to comment.
By Ellen Steinke
February 26, 2026
Making Chicago a safer, more pleasant place to get around is no joke. “Safe Streets: The Comedy Show” creators discuss their goals.
Ever feel like Chicago traffic is out to drive you completely crazy? It can feel as though, no matter how you get around, even the most zen of travelers will be tested on our streets and sidewalks. You may wonder how it got this bad, and is anyone even trying to make anything better? Sometimes, you just have to laugh about it.
February 12, 2026
City Council approves $1.8 billion bond package, leaving key traffic-safety funding questions unresolved
By Ellen Steinke
December 10, 2025
What’s more regressive: Modest driving surcharges to help fund transit, or forced car ownership?
By Ellen Steinke
October 28, 2025
Watch: The final installment of “Save Chicago Transit: The Comedy Show” at Second City, featuring Amy Rynell and Eva-Dina Delgado
On Tuesday, the curtains closed on last month's "Save Chicago Transit: The Comedy Show," a weekly series presented by Funny You Should Care at Second City. Meanwhile, it's now October, the month in which Illinois state legislators will hopefully pass a public transportation reform and finance bill that will rescue our region from the looming transit fiscal cliff.
October 2, 2025
During IL transit talks, State Sen. John Curran saw a spike in donations from Local 150 road builders’ PAC. Since then, he’s loudly opposed HB 3438.
By Ellen Steinke
September 15, 2025
Standing on the edge of the fiscal cliff: “Save Chicago Transit” shines a light on the public transportation budget crisis, in a funny way
"Save Chicago Transit: The Comedy Show", presented by Funny You Should Care, is a production that combines sketch comedy, improv, and interviews. It takes place Tuesdays in September at 7 p.m. at Donny's Skybox theater at Second City, 1608 N. Wells St. in Old Town.
September 12, 2025
Dorval Carter Jr. broke the CTA. Nora Leerhsen’s on track to fix it – if we fund her work.
By Ellen Steinke
August 19, 2025
