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Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 16
• "What happens next: Key dates and deadlines as RTA transitions to NITA in 2026"
January 16, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, January 15
• Abolish ice! Luckily no injuries after EB Grand bus slid on slick pavement and struck a building today around 9 AM near Noble Avenue in Fulton Market (NBC)
January 15, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 14
• Brown Line delayed after train-car crash near Francisco Station in Albany Park (WGN)
January 14, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, January 13
• Longtime Loop Alliance CEO Michael Edwards, who oversaw the car-free Sundays on State initiative, to step down (Crain's)
January 13, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Monday, January 12
• Hit-and-run driver fatally struck Samantha Bragg, 44, 12/17 around 1:39 AM in 3900 block of West 5th Ave, in East Garfield, $1K reward offered for info (FOX)
January 12, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 9
• Crain's picks up Nik Hunder's op-ed on speeding bus service, previously run on Streetsblog
January 9, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, January 8
• "Trailer bill tweaking some parts of state’s transit bill could surface when General Assembly reconvenes, legislative leaders said Wednesday" (Herald)
January 8, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 7
• Driver fatally struck pedestrian Tuesday around 5:55 PM at intersection of 8-lane roads with no sidewalks in Schererville, NW Indiana (ABC)
January 7, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, January 6
• Ryan Riccio, 33, who delivered for Snap Courier, "passed away suddenly" on 12/22. A 7/22 Sun-Times article on working in the heat: "Riccio enjoys his job."
January 6, 2026
Today’s Headlines for Monday, January 5
• "CTA State And Lake Station Closes For Reconstruction After 130 Years Of Service" (Chicago YIMBY)
January 5, 2026