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Enclosing Soldier Field and selling its naming rights proposed to keep Bears in Chicago

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot should consider renaming Soldier Field to raise money and “explore the feasibility” of enclosing the stadium with a dome or roof, an advisory panel she appointed to study Chicago’s museum campus recommended.

Chicago Tribune

Immigration checks not required at border of independent Scotland, experts say

DOCUMENT checks on immigration status would not be required at the border of an independent Scotland, experts have suggested.

The National (Scotland)

Crowd descends on Lake View again, jumping on CTA bus and smashing police car window

The incident came after crowds filled the streets of Lake View following the Pride Parade Sunday evening — with three people shot and four people stabbed.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Police searching for 3 people in weekend attack on CTA bus in West Garfield Park that killed teen and wounded man

The shooting happened around 1:20 p.m. Sunday when the three boarded the bus in the 300 block of South Pulaski Road armed with an assault-style rifle and a handgun, according to police.

Chicago Sun-Times

1 killed, 1 wounded after gunmen open fire on CTA bus in West Garfield Park

Two armed males entered the bus in the 300 block of South Pulaski Road, walked to the back and began shooting at two people on board, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

17-year-old boy among 3 people killed by gunfire in Chicago Thursday, two 13-year-old boys among 13 others wounded

One person was killed and three others were wounded in a mass shooting in Gresham.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Cap the Ike’ still on town’s wish list despite cost and complexity

Oak Park has long kicked around the idea of building landscaped decks over parts of I-290 and there could finally be federal money to help it get started.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Video shows Chicago commuter jumping onto tracks to save man who fell: ‘I could feel the shocks’

Anthony Perry, 20, was later rewarded with a new car for his life-saving act of bravery

The Independent UK

In Cook County, governments have lost $89.7 million, letting tenants skip out on property taxes

They lease public property to businesses. Many don’t pay their taxes. And the government landlords do little to monitor this, even when the law requires it, a Sun-Times investigation finds.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA board OKs new monthly pass, brings back the Cottage Grove express route

The Regional Connect Pass — if it’s approved by the Pace board — allows unlimited rides on CTA trains and buses and on Pace the entire month for travelers who have an unlimited-ride Metra monthly pass.

Chicago Sun-Times

After saving man from CTA tracks, rescuer rewarded with car

Anthony Perry is used to enduring long commutes to work on public transit. Now, he has another option.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA Red Line train gets new design in honor of Pride Month

The Pride Train started running Monday on the Red Line as a way to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 hospitalized after fighting, falling onto train tracks at Englewood CTA station

A 32-year-old man was standing on a train platform in the first block of West 63rd Street when another male spat on him, Chicago police said. The two began fighting and both fell on

Chicago Sun-Times

Driver hospitalized after striking CTA bus on Far South Side

A woman, 26, was going south near the 11200 block of South Torrence Avenue about 9:15 p.m. when she struck the bus as it was exiting the terminal.

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During the pandemic, homeless people turned to the Chicago Transit Authority for shelter. With housing limited, many remain there.

CHICAGO — At the end of the CTA Blue Line, a refuge of sorts has taken shape for homeless riders with few other places to go.

Chicago Sun-Times

Felon with ‘extensive criminal history’ charged with brutal stabbing on Blue Line

Travis Cook, 53, faces a count of first-degree murder in the stabbing of a 43-year-old man on Monday at the Clinton Street station, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘On my way to protest for a Rolex’: Chicago man admits setting fire to CTA van amid 2020 riots

The feds pointed to a video Lamar Taylor posted on Facebook Live on his way downtown on May 30, 2020, in which Taylor made “air quotes” with his hands as he said he was on his way to “protest.”

Chicago Sun-Times

14-year-old boy charged with murder after assaulting man at Cicero Station

Bernardo Gomez was on the Green Line platform in the 4700 block of West Lake Street when he was kicked in the head by the teenage boy.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls mass shooting a ‘horrible tragedy,’ blames guns being carried by young people

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday blamed too many guns on city streets and parents not keeping track of their children for a week of violence in Chicago that culminated Thursday night with a mass shooting outside a McDonald’s restaurant and CTA station on the Near North Side.

Chicago Tribune

‘We are awash in guns’: Chicago police superintendent addresses mass shooting on Near North Side and promises more police officers at ‘longstanding’ problem corner

CHICAGO — A mass shooting that started with a brawl among two groups of young people left two killed and seven wounded late Thursday, blocks from the Magnificent Mile, according to Chicago police, who say they have one person in custody.

Chicago Tribune

‘All of a sudden, shots went off’: 2 dead, 8 wounded in shooting outside Chicago McDonald’s, CTA station on Near North Side, police and witnesses say

CHICAGO — A mass shooting that started with a brawl among a group of teens has left two people dead and eight wounded late Thursday, blocks from the Magnificent Mile, according to Chicago police, who say they have one person in custody.

Chicago Sun-Times

The dangers in our air: Mapping Chicago’s air pollution hotspots

An analysis of readings from newly-installed air sensors across the city found portions of Little Village, Austin, Englewood, Auburn Gresham, Irving Park and Avondale have the highest levels of particulate matter pollution — a known cause of serious health problems.

Chicago Sun-Times

I am fearful on CTA trains these days

I’m beginning to doubt the CTA cares about its customers or its employees. I invite some of their executives to ride their buses and trains for a week or two and experience what we do on a daily basis.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council’s ward remap gives Chicago another 10 years of gerrymandered mess

The public must hold elected officials’ feet to the fire and push for creation of an independent, public remap commission.

Chicago Sun-Times

Crime on public transit is a social crisis

If we do not act, I am worried our city will become a place where political corruption, social instability, inequality and governmental incompetence lead to privatization of the most basic public services.

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