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City Nears Takeover of Rail Line to Create New Transit Route by Lincoln Yards (Tribune) Pilsen, Little Village Affordability Plan Moves Forward in City Council (Tribune) Kenneth Baetzel, 69, Killed in Bedford Park Crash (Sun-Times) Driver Pleads Guilty to St. Charles Township Crash That Killed Passenger (Sun-Times) Man, 27, Shot in the Jackson Transfer Tunnel […]

Kling: Car Makers Shift Focus to “Mobility,” but Results May Not Be Benign (Sun-Times) Bill Daley Says Chicago Should Consider a Commuter Tax for Suburbanites (Tribune) Ex-Forest Preserve Worker Accused of DUI in Deadly Crash has been jailed (Tribune) Man Who Fell Onto Tracks While Walking Bike on Platform Is Suing CTA (Sun-Times) Commuters: Using […]

Manager of Kozy’s South Loop Location Discusses the Mercy Hospital Shooting (Al Jezeera) Pickup Truck Driver Struck and Killed Charlotte Butsch, 74, at 74th and Cicero (Sun-Times) Motorist Fatally Struck Woman Crossing Rte. 45 in Lindenhurst (Tribune) Speeding Driver Crashed Into 2 Buildings Near State/Superior Early Saturday (ABC) Motorist Who Crashed Into Arlington Heights Police Station […]

It’s Official: Chicago Has Lost Its Bid for Amazon’s H2 Headquarters (Tribune) Sun-Times: The Chicago Region’s Future Depends on Adequately Funding Transit Emanuel to Unveil Preservation Strategy for Little Village and Pilsen (Sun-Times) Driver Who Struck 4 Pedestrians on Logan Bar Strip Charged With DUI (NBC) CTA, Union: Sun-Times Story on Operators Using Buses as […]

Wisniewski Looks at Efforts to Promote Affordable TOD to Fight Displacement (Tribune) 3 More Wards Will Vote Tuesday on Referendum to Lift Rent Control Ban (Block Club) Metra Worker Killed, Another Injured in Explosion Along MD-N Line (ABC) Police Searching for Driver Who Injured Woman, 27, in Leyden Township (NBC) 6 Hospitalized After an O’Hare […]

Emanuel Talks Bikes, Transit, Gas Tax, O’Hare Express on a Bike Ride (Tribune) Jesus Lopez, 72, Died 2 Weeks After Driver Struck Him in Chicago Lawn (Sun-Times) Man Who Lost Part of His Leg After Chasing Bus Is Suing the CTA (CBS) CTA Will Test Transit Information Screens on Buses (Sun-Times) Washington-Wabash Stop Wins an […]

State Lawmakers Say There Could Finally Be a Big Transpo Infra Bill After Election (Tribune) Community Groups From Across the City Endorse Active Trans’ Call for a Bike/Walk Fund Women’s March Takes Over Downtown Streets for a March to the Polls (Tribune) Driver Ran Red at 43rd/Western, Killing Daniela Chavez, 5, Injuring 7 Others (Tribune) […]

CTA, Metra Trains Were Packed as Van Dyke Verdict Emptied Loop (Tribune) Pedestrian Fatally Struck on the Bishop Ford Expressway (Tribune) Wrong-Way Driver Pushes CTA Bus Into Sears Tower, Injuring 5 (Patch) As in Chicago, African American Cyclists in NOLA Are Disproportionately Ticketed (NOLA.com) Navy Pier Flyover Could Be Partially Done by End of 2018 […]

Quigley: Improving Local Transportation Infrastructure Is One of My Top Priorities (Sun-Times) Woman Killed, 2 Injured in Bridgeport Crash (Sun-Times) Driver Charged With Leaving Scene of Crash That Killed Brett Beckett, 52, Near Antioch (Tribune) GoFundMe Launched for Family of Al Bocanegra, Killed After Confronting Hit-and-Run Driver Test Crash Shows What Happens When a Metra […]

More Coverage of Reilly’s Proposal to Ban Biking on a Bikeway (Tribune, Sun-Times, ATA) Driver Who Crashed Into Skokie Building Dies; Police Say Speed and Alcohol a Factor (Tribune) CPD Releases Images of Vehicle From Pedestrian Crash Near Irving Blue Line Stop (Sun-Times) Union Pacific Changes Will Cut Freight Delays for Metra Commuters, UP CEO […]

New Proposal for Union Station Replaces Apartments With a 1.5-Acre Park (Crain’s) BMO Harris Is in Talks to Anchor New Union Station Office Tower (Tribune) Man Sexually Assaulted Woman on Forest Park Branch of the Blue Line (CBS) Photos Released of Car in S. Chicago Hit-and-Run That Killed Robert Davis, 50 (Sun-Times) Naperville Businessman Accused […]