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4 companies (Bird, Lyft, Spin, and Wheels) applied for 3 slots in upcoming scooter pilot (WTTW) Metra to begin long-planned construction of Edgewater station in fall (Tribune) Driver ran from Dan Ryan crash that sent man falling 45 feet over retaining wall (Sun-Times) Tollway wants Western Springs, Hinsdale to pick design for new ped bridge […]

Findings from ATA’s listening tour of 100+ community leaders and public officials Quarantine order kicks in for travelers from states with skyrocketing COVID cases (Sun-Times) Illinois State Police seek driver who injured pedestrian in hit-and-run on I-290 (NBC) I-55 was shut down in both directions near Braceville after 5-vehicle crash (NBC) Woman, 28, robbed on […]

Driver charged in hit-and-run death of Issac Martinez, 13, on bike, 2nd vigil held (Sun-Times) Hit-and-run driver injured boy, 2, in Park Manor (CBS) Op-ed in Missouri paper victim blames Chicago cyclists hit by right-turning truckers (RDN) 2 CTA employees fired after video surfacing showing driver body-slamming passenger (CBS) A good problem to have: Local […]

Driver charged with homicide, DUI for Gresham crash that killed friend Caleb White, 26 (Sun-Times) Aurora man charged with DUI that left both drivers trapped in cars (Tribune) Metra endangers workers with lax COVID policy, union for track workers charges (Crain’s) Heart of Italy strip on Oakley is now a Cafe Street, 5 other corridors […]

CTA and Pace are resuming front boarding, fare collection as ridership slowly increases (Tribune) CDOT: 30 miles of new bikeways are planned this year, half of them on South Side (Tribune) Last month Active Trans’ advocacy team started  listening tour with more than 100 stakeholders Woman, daughter return to scene to thank Good Samaritans from […]

Tribune editorial: “Any push to cut the size of the Police Department… is counterproductive” Video shows CPD squad car rolling over girl, 16, in Roseland during protests (The Tribe) Police oversight agency investigating chase that killed Guadeloupe Francisco-Martinez (Tribune) Editorial: The high-speed chase that killed Martinez should never have happened (Tribune) CTA passengers say there’s […]

Peaceful protesters shut down Lake Shore Drive yesterday evening (WLS) CTA and Pace are providing limited service today, Metra and Divvy are still shut down Active Trans launches petition to restore Chicago transit and Divvy service Due to protests, other gatherings, Chicago may not move into Phase 3 yet (Block Club) Officer run over while […]

While IL restaurants can offer outdoor dining 5/29, Chicago won’t participate (Tribune) Uptown alderman: Area must become more ped-friendly in response to C-19 (Block Club) Driver killed Carlos Maciel-Paulido, 31, in Wheeling, ran into house, and fled (Sun-Times) Motorist died after running red, crashing through guardrail into Kankakee River (CBS) Bus driver is sixth CTA […]

Lightfoot provides a few more clues about what the reopening of the LFT could look like (Block Club) Hit-and-run driver causes 6-car pile-up in Chatham, injuring one of the other motorists (Sun-Times) Crawford plant redeveloper hit with $2,500 fine due to water running into canal (Block Club) West Ridge’s Great Jewish Family Fest canceled, replaced […]

Hit-and-run driver fatally struck man, 57 in North Lawndale (Sun-Times) 3 people, including 2 teenage girls, injured when driver slams into ‘L’ support pillar (NBC) 2 drivers without insurance crash on South Shore Metra tracks, no injuries (Tribune) Controversial City Observatory post uses Chicago’s open streets debate as a case study Public policy students have […]

SUV driver fatally struck man in crosswalk in Little Village (Tribune) 2 dead after SUV side-swiped a semi on Tri-State Tollway (Sun-Times) Sheriff’s office: Speeding driver killed after striking pole in Wadsworth (Sun-Times) 2 injured, including a juvenile, after driver crashes into Woodlawn building (ABC) Trooper in crash while blocking traffic for stalled truck Saturday […]