Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Total Charters

After driver fatally strikes Kawantis Robinson, 5, in Englewood, family honors him with balloon launch (NBC) One dead, another injured after several motorcyclists crash in Lake in the Hills (CBS) Male driver dies in Arlington Heights high-speed crash (CBS) Hundreds gather for ‘Stop Asian Hate’ march at Logan Square monument (Tribune) Loop Alliance: Downtown pedestrian […]

Hinz: CTA cleanliness, safety got worse during COVID, improvement needed for ridership return (Crain’s) Driver hospitalized after crashing van into CTA bus in Loop (Sun-Times) Driver says GPS led her onto Barrington Metra tracks before car struck, no injuries (CBS) Ride Illinois has funding to provide a $2 incentive to schools for 45K kids to take […]

Chicago expects 55,000 more students in its biggest reopening test yet (Block Club) O’Hare vaxx sites opening for CTA, Metra workers, Uber drivers, flight crews (Tribune) 2 killed, including 83-year-old driver, 5 injured in high-speed Scottsdale crash (ABC) IL Policy: Cams issued a 6 mph+ ticket every 12 seconds (during week no one knew about […]

Chicago lakefront, playgrounds, indoor pools reopening after 11 months of COVID-19 closures (Tribune) ATA endorses fight against permit for General Iron car crushing and metal recycling facility on SE Side City’s plow truck tracker showed some blocks in S. Shore were not plowed for two weeks (Block Club) Driver charged with homicide for killing pedestrian […]

Snowstorm and switching problems cause delays on multiple CTA lines (NBC) Snow also caused delays on Metra lines, grounded planes, and clogged roads (Tribune) Metra UP-W bused travelers after freight train derailment in West Chicago (ABC) Driver rear-ended state trooper on I-55 in Joliet, seriously injuring him (Sun-Times) Here’s how to get shoveling help after […]

39th Ward residents can vote for bike lanes on Bryn Mawr in PB election (The Chainlink) Man, 83, killed and woman, 40, injured in head-on crash near St. Charles (WGN) Orange train derailed near Midway Sunday morning, no injuries reported (NBC) Paths and crosswalks around Logan monument aren’t being cleared this winter (Block Club) Moving […]

Oak Lawn mayor tries to politicize DUI killing of Cire Robinson, 12, blaming Kim Foxx (ABC) Daily Herald interviews ATA advocacy manager Maggie Czerwinski Anti-deconversion ordinance for Pilsen and 606 corridor passes City Council (Block Club) Pace acknowledges it has a problem with snow-blocked bus stops Developer plans to turn Weiss Hospital parking lot into […]

CPD lieutenant sued city, alleging he was punished for refusing to meet illegal traffic stop quotas (CBS) New STB filing outlines areas of agreement between Metra, Amtrak in Union Station dispute (Trains.com) Girl, 13, killed, 4 injured after driver veers into oncoming traffic in Garfield Ridge (WGN) Robberies reported near CTA stations in Englewood (Sun-Times) New development […]

CPS cuts off pay and access to learning platform for teachers who won’t teach in person (Block Club) Ald. Villegas  is introducing an ordinance to strip the “Trump” sign from Tower (Block Club) Driver strikes woman in Hammond, causing head injury (NWI Times) Motorist charged with “intentionally” driving into barricade near Trump Tower (ABC) Chicago’s […]

More coverage of the launch of Fair Transit South Cook (Sun-Times, ABC, WGN) 6 mph speed cam threshold, city gas tax hike, and new meter rates kick in (Block Club) ISP trooper among 3 injured in crash on Eisenhower Expressway (CBS) Man, 53, caught in crossfire at 69th Street Red station Monday afternoon (CBS) Unlike […]

Stay home for Christmas, New Year’s to reduce COVID spread, state’s leaders plead (Block Club) Child “gravely” injured, woman in critical condition after Gage Park crash (CBS) Police share video of driver fleeing Lisle traffic stop, fatally crashing on I-88 ramp (Sun-Times) Chicagoans are accepting $10K checks to move to Michigan and work remotely there […]