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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 26

By John Greenfield | May 26, 2022 | No Comments

Casino, including road widening, approved after Lightfoot screams “You are a liar!” at opposing alder (Block Club) Despite being presented with evidence that curfews don’t work, Council approves 10 PM curfew (Block Club) The Reader looks at why stricter curfews are the wrong approach to reducing violence Why did it take CPD five years to […]

A #50 Damen Avenue bus. Photo: Kevin Monahan

Here’s the CTA’s explanation for the infuriating “ghost” bus and train problem

By John Greenfield | May 26, 2022 | No Comments

Everyone hates the now-common situation where train or bus runs appear the Train Tracker and Bus Tracker, but then disappear before they ever arrive.

Possible Chicago public restroom pilot could help improve access to public space

By Courtney Cobbs | May 25, 2022 | No Comments

Advocates for more public restrooms for Chicagoans will be heartened by signs of movement to address the problem.

The 6800 block of South Stony Island in South Shore, where a driver fatally struck Deborah Renee Jones, 67.

Three South Side pedestrian crash fatality cases from earlier this year

By John Greenfield | May 25, 2022 | No Comments

Earlier this month SBC cofounder Steven Vance launched a new Chicago Crash Browser, which pulls data from the city's data portal, checking for new reports every hour.

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Awful Highway Expansions in Denver and Portland are Halted

By Kea Wilson | May 25, 2022 | No Comments

State transportation agencies halted proposals to widen freeways in Denver and Portland amid rising costs, lawsuits, and stark questions about the projects’ destructive effects on the environment.

Las mujeres del taller Bwindi Women Bicycle Enterprise Shop (BWBES) en frente de un contenedor de bicicletas. Foto: BWBES

¿Cómo llegan las bicicletas de Chicago al otro lado del mundo?

By Ruth Rosas | May 24, 2022 | No Comments

La directora de la Escuela de Enfermería de Bwindi habló sobre cómo las bicicletas donadas por la tienda comunitaria Working Bikes de Chicago ayudan a empoderar a las mujeres jóvenes en el suroeste de Uganda.

Women from the Bwindi Women Bicycle Enterprise Shop in front of a container of bikes. Photo: BWBES

How do bicycles from Chicago’s Working Bikes community shop end up across the world?

By Ruth Rosas | May 24, 2022 | No Comments

The director of Bwindi Nursing School discussed how bicycles donated by Chicago’s Working Bikes community shop help empower young women in southwest Uganda.

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, May 24

By John Greenfield | May 24, 2022 | No Comments

Chicago Casino set for final city vote Wednesday after committee OKs Bally’s plan (Block Club) Why is Chicago’s hit-and-run arrest record so much lower than New York or LA’s? (NBC) Dump tuck diver killed after being struck by MD-N train on private road with no RR gates or lights (ABC) I-294 pileup crash involving at […]

Detail from a proposed redesign on the Milwaukee/Kilbourn bridge. Image: Philip Santos

2 cyclists were killed near Milwaukee/Kilbourn bridge. Let’s rebuild it to make it safer.

By Sharon Hoyer | May 23, 2022 | No Comments

Engineer Philip Santos notes that upgrading the area below the bridge would be more expensive and challenging, but well worth the trouble. “There have been two fatalities here. If you’re going to fix a bridge, do it right.”