Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about GOGO Charters

66% of Chicago police chases in 2019 ended in crashes — 8 of them fatal (Sun-Times) 2 officers, civilian seriously injured in multiple-vehicle crash Wednesday evening (NBC) Man stabbed in finger during fight on Monroe Red Line platform last night (NBC) Police release photo of car from fatal hit-and-run crash in Gresham (Sun-Times) Massive protest […]

Lightfoot sets goal to “fully open” Chicago by July 4 (Sun-Times) Chicago’s new summer concert series is only open to fully vaccinated people (Block Club) Video shows SUV driver, 77, slam into West Town bar, narrowly missing pedestrian (ABC) King, residents argue over plan to reverse one-way street in Oakland as a traffic-calming measure (Block […]

Lightfoot launches Chicago Works effort to repair crumbling city infrastructure (WTTW) ATA: Unfortunately, Lightfoot’s plan takes a “business-as-usual approach to transportation” Illinois one of 3 states to lose population in last decade, loses Congressional seat (Tribune) Hit-and-run driver killed male dirt bike rider, 27, at 83rd and Kimbark in Marynook (ABC) Franklin Park progressing on […]

Metra confirms that Union Pacific conductors will start collecting fares again on June 1 Questions emerge about One Central transit hub and whether state is interested in backing it (Sun-Times) 2 children among 4 hurt in Lake Shore Drive crash at 33rd Street (Sun-Times) Metra BNSF trains delayed after vehicle driver strikes Halsted bridge near […]

Oak Park police officer, suspect shot and seriously injured during traffic stop (CBS) 2 hurt after driver car hits ambulance crash at Kimball and Addison (WGN) Toddler critically injured in LSD road rage shooting shows signs of recovery, suspect charged (NBC) Two officers in involved in Red Line shooting of Ariel Roman now face firing […]

Feds are investigating 2020 police shooting of Ariel Roman, stopped for walking between ‘L’ cars (NBC) Activist Andrew Holmes hurt when CTA driver runs red, hitting 2 vehicles in Bronzeville (ABC) Fire at Brighton Park paper plant shut down Kedzie Orange Line station (CBS) Crystal Lake man missing after boarding Metra train to Chicago (Patch) […]

Cafe Streets, including grants for biz participation, and Slow Streets are coming back (Block Club) Riverdale officer in serious condition after driver runs red, striking their vehicle (NBC) Suspected intoxicated driver rear-ended ambulance in East Garfield, no injuries (ABC) California and Diversey in Logan Square are getting buffered bike lanes, bump-outs (Block Club) CBS looks […]

Metra supports $6.5 billion in state financing for dubious One Central transit hub proposal (Crain’s) Community “living room” and food hub planned in Englewood includes new plaza (Architect’s Newspaper) Judge could block General Iron metal scrapper permit as soon as next month (Block Club) What if ward maps were drawn “for Chicagoans, by Chicagoans’ instead?” […]

House Transportation Committee advances bills on IDOT transparency, equitable funding (Herald) Schwieterman, Sposato praise the new 6 mph speed cam threshold (WTTW) Car driver dies after crash with trucker in Naperville (NBC) 5 injured, including 3 children, after driver flips vehicle near LSD/Marquette (Sun-Times) Woman arrested for 2 carjackings, 1 of which involved driving off […]

Lightfoot defends raising bridges during civil unrest, IG report condemns it (Block Club) Sun-Times: It appears the Chicago lakefront east of Lake Shore Drive is finally reopening Jeep driver veers off road in Rolling Meadows, killing 4 in stopped car, including boy, 6 (WGN) Woman, 3 children injured in rollover Lake Shore Drive crash near […]

2 killed, 2 seriously injured after car plunges 70 feet off Stevenson, landing on Archer Ave. (ABC) Hit-and-run driver seriously injured Alexandra Betzel on her bike at Kimball/Addison in Avondale (WGN) Man’s leg stuck between Brown Line train and platform while exiting train, delaying service (CBS) Here’s ATA’s writeup of their Transit Equity Day forum […]