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Proposed changes to MED schedule raises concerns with 59th Street stop users (Sun-Times) Des Plaines awaits Metra approval of new train station on Oakton Street (Journal & Topics) Metra’s reverse-commute service to Lake County exceeding first-year goal (Mass Transit) Driver who killed Alyssa Lendino, 16, while doing 107 mph gets 4 years in prison (Tribune) […]

Illinois House passes McSweeny’s bill to ban RLCs; Chicago would not be affected (Tribune) Occupants of car in deadly crash in Ashburn sue Metra, Norfolk Southern (Sun-Times) 2 school buses collide on the Kennedy, 7 children and 1 adult injured (CBS) After cyclist stabbed on the Bloomingdale, neighbors want answers (Block Club) Biagi: CDOT is […]

Following deadly shooting in CTA tunnel, police are stationed at Jackson stops (NBC) Tribune’s Wisniewski says to think twice before intervening in a CTA attack (WGN) Daily Herald looks at the lack of sidewalks at some suburban Metra stations After crews painted over Pilsen station mural, CTA looking for artists to restore it (Block Club) […]

After spike in CTA violence, CPD adding 50 officers to trains and platforms March – May (Tribune) Woman, 70, dies after fleeing rear-end crash, crashing a 2nd time in Gurnee (Sun-Times) Ex-CDOT chief Scheinfeld named CEO of Civic Consulting Alliance (Sun-Times) Strategies to help keep new amenities like The 606 from causing housing displacement (NPQ) […]

CMAP study finds several Metra, CTA stations, have shortage of nearby sidewalks (Tribune) 4 adults injured in crash involving school bus, 2 other vehicles at 79th/Stony (CBS) Cam footage leads to arrest for robbery, attempted sexual assault on Red Line near Morse (NBC) CPD: Teens targeted by armed robbers on the Red Line twice this […]

CTA announced study to improve bus ridership, tweaks to a few bus lines (Tribune) After latest pedestrian crash on Touhy in Des Plaines, lawmakers want safety upgrades (Herald) Speeding BMW driver crashes into CTA bus near Stroger hospital, injuring 7 riders (CBS) After recent string of Red Line robberies, 10 more officers are being added […]

New CDOT chief  Gia Biagi discusses red light cams, BRT, congestion tax, scooters (Crain’s) Driver cited after seriously injuring girl, 14, running for bus near Midway Airport (Sun-Times) Girl, 9, in good condition after driver struck her in crosswalk near Roseland school (Sun-Times) 5-vehicle pileup at 42nd and Western in Brighton Park injures man, 63 […]

Chicago Latino population is growing, but is being priced out of transit- and bike-friendly areas (Sun-Times) U. of C. med school grad Dr. Daniel Cammerman fatally struck on bike in NYC by bus driver (SBNYC) Officers, child hurt when CPD car crashes in West Town (Sun-Times) Driver strikes cop car in possible DUI crash in […]

MPC head discusses what she wants to see new CDOT chief Gia Biagi accomplish (Sun-Times) Metra’s on-time record is slipping, and the worst route is the Heritage Line to Joliet (Tribune) Metra may eliminate the option of paying cash on board (Tribune) Video shows park district worker on LFT escaping salt truck before it slid […]

The fair ride-hail tax structure will kick in on January 6 (Curbed Chicago) Woman, 28, critically injured after falling onto Jackson Blue Line tracks while talking on phone (Sun-Times) Ambulance/car crash in Mundelein results in injuries (CBS) Man beaten and robbed by 8 people on CTA Red Line train at Harrison (WGN) Officer sentenced to 18 […]