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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, January 16
• CTA chief of staff Nora Leerhsen to become acting president after Dorval Carter’s retirement (Tribune, Sun-Times, WTTW, CBS, ABC)
January 16, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 15
• Chicago officials pitch $1.5 billion plan to fix transit woes (Bloomberg)
January 15, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, January 14
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January 14, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, January 13
• Active Transportation Alliance: Here's how to tell your alder we must lower Chicago's speed limit to 25 at Wednesday's full City Council vote
January 13, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 10
• Tribune editorial: "New York’s congestion tax is no model for Chicago"
January 10, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, January 9
• Could congestion pricing help ease Chicago traffic? (WGN)
January 9, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 8
• Nice! "Chicago ‘Should Explore’ Congestion Tax To Reduce Traffic, Mayor Says" (Block Club)
January 8, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, January 7
• Illinois Answers Project / Block Club looks at how lower speed limits have worked in NYC, Boston, Seattle and Portland, plus San Francisco and Los Angeles
January 7, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, January 6
• WTTW: "Black, Latino and Older Chicagoans More Likely to Die in Traffic Crashes, Data Shows"
January 6, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 3
• Ald. Vasquez: Why is Mayor Johnson putting so much time, energy, money into firing his CPS chief, but protecting embattled CTA chief Dorval Carter?
January 3, 2025