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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.
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
Study: Cutting $771 million from Chicagoland’s transit budget could cost Illinois’ economy $14 billion a year. Why is that even on the table?
By Ellen Steinke
July 20, 2025
Ellen Steinke’s full response to Capitol Fax: “Did I spread ‘misinformation’ about the transit bill? Here’s what the record shows.”
Read Ellen Steinke's previous SBC op-ed "Uber and the road construction lobby just killed Illinois’ transit funding bill, and your lawmakers let them" here.
July 3, 2025
