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Metra begins $36.1M overhaul to Grayland Station in Irving Park, including new bridge (Block Club) Woman, 37, killed in hit-and-run crash following shootout in Irving Park (Tribune) 3, including a 1-year-old boy, hurt after shooting and crash on the Near North Side (ABC) 2 injured, 1 critically after driver runs red in Humboldt Park (Sun-Times) […]

Access Living, ATA call for funding in the 2022 city budget for unarmed transit ambassadors Open Boulevards debuts in Logan Square, next month on Independence, Douglas boulevards (Sun-Times) Male driver fatally shot in Auburn Gresham, crashed into viaduct, injuring 3 female passengers (WGN) 3 in serious condition after traffic crash on 4500 block of W. […]

Why hasn’t the hit-and-run driver who killed pedestrian Linda Mensch been arrested yet? (Sun-Times) 5 hurt when drive went the wrong way on DuSable Lake Shore Drive early Monday (ABC) 3 injured after police chase ends in crash on the 3200 block of South Wood (ABC) Union: Passenger shot CTA driver in jaw after he […]

Pritzker enacts indoor mask mandate, vaccines for teachers, college students, healthcare workers (Tribune) Napolitano opposes 297 units, 59 affordable, with 270 car spots planned near Cumberland stop (Block Club) Mixed-income development at 63rd and Maryland gets plan commission approval (Hyde Park Herald) Rehab of Irving Park from river to Ravenswood includes “about 17” sidewalk bump-outs […]

Protect Our Parks turns to US Supreme Court in bid to stop OPC Construction (Block Club) Male pedestrian, 21, killed in multi-vehicle Highland, IN, crash (NWI Times) Man wanted for several hammer attacks on ‘L’ platforms and a CTA bus (CBS) Wednesday’s lakefront bike crash victim IDed as former U. of C. research scientist George […]

5 states added to Chicago’s travel advisory as COVID surges due to Delta (Block Club) Bartlett High School football player killed, brother and 3 others injured in crash (ABC) Ashley Sanchez, 16, killed in hit-and-run crash family believes was attempted carjacking (ABC) Woman injured in crash on DuSable Drive, good samaritans help her escape burning […]

9 states added to Chicago’s travel advisory as Delta fuels COVID surge across US (Block Club) Activists float an alternative location and design for the Obama Presidential Center (Crain’s) Driver fatally struck Jamal Johnson, 42, as he walked on a stretch of Higgins Road with no sidewalks (Herald) Witness: “Reckless driver” was spotted speeding on […]

CTA president Dorval Carter Jr. writes an op-ed in the Tribune about abuse towards transit drivers Transportation Secretary Buttigieg stopped at the 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line stop and CSX rail yard on Friday (Sun-Times) More reporting on Sec. Butigieg’s visit to the Chicago area last week (Mass Transit Mag) What suburban projects landed in the […]

Ald. Burnett says West Loop Metra station is happening (Urbanize) Hit-and-run driver strikes another vehicle, sending it careening into Evanston living room (CBS) Chicago police release photo from Austin hit-and-run that killed motorcyclist on 6/20 (ABC) On its 100th anniversary, Beverly Bike & Ski is coping with the nationwide bike shortage (Block Club) Metra is […]

Witnesses: Motorist drove around Metra gates before crash that killed Essence Ransberry, 5, and 3 adults (NBC) 6, including 4 children, were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after crash on Dan Ryan (CBS) Man running red light crashed into sedan, seriously injuring 2 teens in Sauganash (Sun-Times) Paintball gun attacks on people riding bikes in Mt. Greenwood […]

Transit Center analysis highlights racial disparities in Chicago area transit access (ATA) Power storm had little effect on Metra, none on CTA (Tribune) ATA: Why Congress must deliver ongoing operations support for Chicago-area transit WSJ piece on Roscoe Ave. retail challenges highlights Roscoe Village Bikes New teen bike program Take Bike the Streets launched in […]