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CTA board approves labor agreement that includes pandemic bonus, efforts to recruit more workers (Tribune) Letter: New federal funding gives CTA chance to make much-needed accessibility improvements (Sun-Times) Lightfoot denies permit to SE Side scrap shredder; company vows to fight on, saying process “hijacked” (Tribune) Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash on outbound express lanes of […]

Dorval Carter: CTA will let equity and inclusion drive decisions about service (Sun-Times) 15-year-old boy attacks mother, steals SUV and causes fatal crash in Gary (Sun-Times) Body of Thomas Howe, 24, missing since January car crash, found in Des Plaines River near Libertyville (Tribune) Months after Nicholas Bailey, 30, killed in Roseland hit-and-run, family pleads […]

Illinois traffic deaths spiked by more than 18% in Illinois during the first 9 months of 2021 (Patch) Man drives 2 miles after being shot in Roseland, but later dies; CTA bus also hit by gunfire (CBS) Man who was shot in eye while driving in Irving Park, ran red and crashed into a building […]

This year Chicago’s court-mandated count of homeless population will include those sheltering on CTA (CBS) 2 men died after motorist shot at them near Wilson/Clark, and their car crashed and caught on fire (Block Club) 2 injured after car driver sideswiped pickup truck on 7000 block of South Chicago Ave. (Fox) Pedestrian traffic rerouted after […]

Playgrounds, parks, and a library will get major upgrades after winning $10M in city grants (Block Club) Elgin plans pedestrian improvements on Larkin Ave. near school, funded by gambling taxes (Tribune) What are your most dreaded bike-unfriendly streets, and your favorite cycling routes? (The Chainlink) Head of Chainlinks, student-run bike shop at Loyola, discusses COVID […]

CTA warns of bus, train delays due to surging coronavirus cases, is “actively recruiting” (ABC) Car caravan in support of CTU takes place around City Hall on 4th day of no school for CPS students (Block Club) Stabbing victim crashes car into Ukrainian Village salon while driving to hospital, survives (ABC) Driver charged with felony […]

Hit-and-run driver charged with killing Malinda Massey, 52, who was waiting for bus in Auburn Gresham (ABC) Woman, 76, killed in two-car crash in southwest-suburban Sugar Grove on New Year’s Eve (Tribune) Word-of-mouth bike shop in Evanston garage offers repairs, inclusive space (Evanston Roundtable) Working Bikes gets a shoutout in The Conversation piece about community […]

Bike riders discuss the planned improvements to the Clark St. bike lanes in Edgewater (Block Club) For the 2nd time in 8 days, a driver falls off an expressway, this time on the Stevenson at Cicero (CBS) Drivers slam into Berwyn apartment building in road rage incident, forcing residents to evacuate (Fox) Police: Suspects robbed […]

Top 10 walk/bike/transit stories of 2021 (Active Transportation Alliance) Chicago cop involved in pursuit that killed 2-year-old Danyla Owens now faces dismissal (Sun-Times) Driver charged with DUI after fatally striking pedestrian at Harlem Avenue and I-290 in Oak Park (Tribune) Woman who crashed into Des Plaines River in Forest Park rescued from top of car […]

ATA honors Lawndale resident Rochelle Jackson, who helped bring back Ogden bus (Block Club) 2 injured, 1 arrested after fiery crash on Oakwood Blvd. near DuSable LSD (ABC) Driver seriously injures man, 27, crossing Touhy in the latest of many Niles bike and ped crashes (Tribune) Evanstonians want the CTA to hurry up and fix […]

Kimball Jacks, 68, is the 2nd pedestrian killed by a driver on Greenwood Ave in Niles in 3 years (WGN) Driver struck pedestrian in southwest-suburban Montgomery (Tribune) Bond set at $500K for man accused DUI in crash that killed 3 people in October (CBS) Early release denied for Indiana woman convicted in bus stop crash […]