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How Chicago could benefit from the upcoming $1 trillion infrastructure plan (Crain’s) Rep. Moeller plays key role in passing bill to improve walking & biking (ATA) After Thomas Travers’ death, NW Side advocates renew push for protected lanes on Milwaukee (Block Club) Downed wires across Metra tracks in Bensenville, Galewood halted train service Thursday morning […]

CTA named top transit agency in N. America for COVID efforts by the American Public Transportation Association (FOX) City Council vote on redevelopment of Michael Reese site today (Block Club) Teen driver charged with reckless homicide after single-car crash that killed his 4 passengers in Hickory Hills (NBC) Bicyclist killed in collision with Metra train […]

The Chinatown Summer Fair is back and bigger than ever (Block Club) Evanston hosting Central Street sidewalk sale to get people back outside (Pioneer Press) Metra adds trains, thanks commuters as ridership increases (ABC 7) After 110 years, Oak Park bike shop keep cranking along (Pioneer Press) South suburban Metra commuters are returning, but still […]

ELPC: RTA’s proposed “performance-based standards” would just maintain the status quo Four local road, bridge projects included in House infrastructure bill (Tribune) CPD: Man shot in neck, critically wounded on Green Line near 51st was not intended target (Tribune) Gun permit holder chases hit-and-run driver after minor crash, engages in gunfight, gets grazed in leg […]

Driver ticketed after striking 11-year-old girl in Norwood Park, whose condition was stabilized (Sun-Times) Woman punched and robbed on Adams / Wabash platform (CBS) Block Club: As motorcycle gangs and partiers take over 41st pedestrian bridge, neighbors beg city for help South Side Weekly: Using Streets & San trucks to deter civil unrest last April […]

Editorial: New $180M State/Lake CTA station would be a boon to downtown — and the city (Sun-Times) Police release image of truck whose driver injured cyclist at Madison/Kostner (NBC) Over $2.5 million earmarked for Lake County bike paths and sidewalks (IL Senate Democrats) Elmwood Park purchases lot near Metra station, hopes to see it developed […]

Despite pandemic, parking meter contract still generated $13M for private investors (Sun-Times) ATA looks at the Navy Pier Flyover’s long, bumpy ride from conception to completion Driver in good condition after crashing into building on 400 block of North Dearborn (CBS) Robberies reported near CTA stations in Englewood, Fuller Park (Fox) This year’s CTA Pride […]

Thompson Center sale moves closer to reality, Moody Bible development ready for Council vote (Block Club) Sedan driver seriously injures young man on bike in Logan Square (WGN) Rollover crash involving FedEx truck causing major delays on IB Kennedy (WGN) Metra prepares for return of Saturday schedules (Beverly Review) Work starts to on 86 units, […]

CDOT announces plans to pilot Copenhagen-stye bike lanes between road and sidewalk level (Sun-Times) Metra Chicago ridership rises as more get vaccinated, work downtown (ABC) Hit-and-run driver critically injured woman, 21, walking across Addison at Janssen (WGN) Charges expected for teen in stolen car who fatally struck Annette Odneal, 62, in Posen (Tribune) ATA, MPC […]

Auto show is coming back in July as Chicago’s 1st big convention (Block Club) ISP: Byron McClain, 47, dead after suffering “medical emergency,” crashing on Eisenhower (Sun-Times) Woman driving car with 5 children is injured after crashing into Lawndale building (ABC) No hate crime charges for driver who attacked group after reportedly yelling anti-Asian comments […]

Man police fired at on The 606 during the morning rush charged with felonies (Tribune) Advocates for reopening Racine Green stop are collecting stories about it (Block Club) Parts of Broadway, Sheffield in Lakeview will be Cafe Streets again (Block Club) How return of earmarks could affect Illinois transportation (Daily Herald) Ald. Pat Dowell’s proposal […]