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Police confirm missing Round Lake man boarded Metra train before his disappearance last month (LMS) Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen members ratify new Metra contract (Progressive Railroading) Metra is running MED trains overnight to keep overhead wires from accumulating ice (ABC) The U. of C. Maroon newspaper looks at the current local and global […]

Wrong-way driver killed after striking multiple vehicles on I-80 near Markham (Fox) Speeding driver critically injured after causing 3-car crash on 4-lane Sheridan Rd. in Beach Park (CBS) Driver cuts-off 2 state troopers responding to single-vehicle collision, causing 5-car crash on I-94 (Fox) Driver credited with evacuating school bus stalled on Metra tracks in Orland […]

Driver fatally struck Adam Ellerman, as he walked besides Chicago Heights road that lacked a sidewalk (Patch) SUV driver dies after rear-ending semi truck at 40th/Pulaski early Sunday morning (NBC) Driver runs red in Highland, IN, killing female motorist from Munster, 70 (NBC) Driver suffers broken leg after running red at 11th/State and striking snow […]

Aldermen slam CTA, hold up $26.1M in funding after agency fails to send rep to meeting (Sun-Times) To deter crime on CTA, License Committee approves stiffer penalties for reselling stolen phones (Sun-Times) Blue Line O’Hare branch’s $207M signal upgrade project reaches final stage (Railway Technology) 1st Ward PB election funds 6 livable streets projects, including […]

Strange bedfellows: DSA Ald. Jeanette Taylor complains about speed cams to right-wing Illinois Policy Like Illinois Policy, CBS published a graph that shows 6 mph ticketing rule is encouraging safer driving Driver allegedly kidnapped Good Samaritan after Indiana crash, forced him to drive him to Chicago (NBC) Injuries from icy sidewalks add more stress to […]

CPS classes canceled Wednesday after Chicago Teachers Union votes to refuse in-person schooling (Tribune) Metra asks regulators to order Canadian Pacific to provide more merger-related data (Trains) In 2021, more than 1,300 people died in car crashes in Illinois, the highest number since 2005 (INR) Berwyn carjacking suspects spur Illinois State Police chase on Eisenhower […]

Teen killed, at least 6 others injured, in 2-vehicle Palos Hills crash Monday evening (NBC) Crash involving city bus and South Shore Line train in Gary, no reported injuries (CBS) Charges for hit-and-run, battery in two different Northlake crashes (Tribune) Man charged with 12/22 robbery at the Linden Purple Line station in Wilmette (Tribune) Work […]

Petition for NW Highway safety overhaul in Edison Park garners hundreds of signatures (Block Club) Driver strikes Lake Street viaduct media in West Town, killing one passenger, injuring 4 people (CBS) Young female driver dies after striking stopped CTA bus in Woodlawn, driver hospitalized (NBC) Teen driver critically injures man, 28, who had exited vehicle […]

Tribune data analysis confirms earlier SBC reporting: current CTA delays caused by staffing shortages After SBC called out the Tribune for a car-centric article on traffic jams, new op-ed calls for more transit County official: To build a brighter future, we need greener, more accessible transit (Daily Herald) Police: Elderly driver had “medical event,” fatally […]

Divvy bike-share rolls out new white-painted, “easier to ride” e-bikes RTA preps budget, plans for an infrastructure windfall (Bond Buyer) CPD: Man is in critical condition after falling 30 feet from Armitage/Western Platform (CBS) Video: Trucker drags pinned car down I-294. Miraculously there were no injuries (NBC) Driver plowed into a home in Niles. Miraculously […]

Belmont Flyover, aka Red-Purple Bypass, debuts Friday morning at 4 a.m. at Belmont stop in Lakeview CBS talks with South Siders about their hopes for the Red Line Extension after federal infra bill passes Metra labor dispute boils over with strike rumblings, but agency says riders shouldn’t worry (Herald) Metra will install 650 ticket machines […]