Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

FOUND: 17 - What They Never Told You

Afternoon Edition: April 1, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man found dead on CTA Red Line tracks in Lake View

The man, between 25 to 30, was found on the southbound inner tracks at the Belmont stop about 3:20 a.m. Friday, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Putting te Tiriti at the centre of Aotearoa New Zealand’s public policy can strengthen democracy – here's how

ACT party leader David Seymour’s demand that a referendum on Māori co-governance be a bottom line in any coalition agreement with the National Party was, if nothing else, well timed.

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

City of Chicago to distribute prepaid gas, transit cards in response to soaring gas prices

The city of Chicago plans to make available $12.5 million in prepaid gas and public transit cards in an effort to address soaring gas prices, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday.

Chicago Tribune

Lightfoot shifts gears — to gas cards and Ventra credits — to provide relief for struggling commuters

Last week, the City Council’s Finance Committee abruptly canceled a hearing on Lightfoot’s plan reduce the city’s gas tax. Now, the mayor is talking about offering gas cards to motorists and Ventra card credits to CTA riders.

Chicago Sun-Times

No bail for CTA worker accused of shooting intoxicated man during argument at Red Line stop

Sylvester Adams, 53, of Lynwood, faces charges of attempted murder and unlawful use of a weapon in connection with the attack, which was captured on cellphone video that has spread on social media.

Chicago Sun-Times

At least 3 people killed, 3 teens among 14 wounded in weekend shootings in Chicago

The fatal shootings occurred in Humboldt Park, Lake View and Gresham.

Chicago Sun-Times

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Man shot and critically wounded after fight at CTA Red Line stop on South Side; 1 in custody

The man, 53, was walking down stairs at the stop in the first block of West 95th Street about 1:55 a.m. when he was shot in the back, abdomen and lower left leg, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mending the frayed social safety net

Illinois’s COVID-battered aid agencies to get much-needed relief in governor’s new budget.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA trains halted for hours after signal falls on tracks and causes power outage on North Side tracks

The outage occurred around 6:30 a.m. Thursday and affected service on the Red, Brown and Purple lines, according to the CTA.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Transit Authority struggles with spiking crime and complaints about nuisance behavior

As the Chicago Transit Authority looks to draw back riders, the agency is grappling with spikes in violent crime and complaints that more riders are breaking rules, leading to issues like smoke-filled train cars.

Chicago Tribune

For public transit to be viable, riders must feel they’re safe on trains and buses

The city has taken steps in the right direction to enhance public transit safety but should consider bringing back conductors to its L trains.

Chicago Sun-Times

Key to CTA security is taking petty crimes seriously

Breaking windows, eating, smoking, urinating, fare jumping, trash flipping and graffiti may be easily brushed off. But ignoring these smaller transgressions leads to more serious consequences.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA union leader demands return of CTA conductors, re-establishing disbanded CTA police unit, to combat crime surge

Eric Dixon, president of the Amalgamated Transit Workers Union Local 308, argued that crime on the CTA would remain “out of control” until conductors return — at least on subway trains.

Chicago Sun-Times

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man shot and critically wounded on CTA Red Line train in Englewood

The man, 25, was arguing with four people on the train near the 200 block of West 63rd Street when one of them opened fire, striking him in the abdomen, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Plowed snow sends drivers flying off expressways, Sun-Times investigation finds

One day last winter, Kevin Ramos flew off I-355 and survived the 22-foot fall onto busy Lake Street. Other drivers have been killed in these rare but terrifying ‘snow ramp’ vaulting accidents around Chicago and elsewhere.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Transit Authority maps out its conversion to electric

CTA could purchase its last diesel bus in the next four years as it works to convert to entirely electric buses by 2040, according to a new agency report.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA aims for all-electric bus fleet by 2040

The CTA has 11 electric buses in service, and 14 more are expected to hit the streets this year. The rest of its 1,800- plus fleet run on diesel.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Chicago Sun-Times

New federal funding gives CTA chance to make much-needed accessibility improvements

It’s worth all of us pausing to grapple with how difficult it is for residents with disabilities to get around the city for basic daily activities, like errands, going to work or meeting up with friends.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA will let equity and inclusion drive decisions about service

As post-pandemic ridership demand and patterns continue to emerge, we will make more revisions to various routes, based on serving all neighborhoods, not just finances or ridership.

Chicago Sun-Times

Slain 15-year-old boy had lost his mother in CTA train accident years earlier. ‘It was very hard for him. He had dreams.’

Sincere Cole was shot his head Saturday in the 2400 block of West Marquette Road in Marquette Park, police said. Family said he was shot about two dozen times on a sidewalk outside a Shell Gas station.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man struck by CTA train in Loop

The incident happened in the first block of North Dearborn Street about 11:40 p.m.

Chicago Sun-Times

Woman in good condition after falling on CTA Red Line tracks at Morse

Police said she fell between the train and the tracks Friday morning.

Chicago Sun-Times

A different path outdoors: Sativa Volbrecht rode CTA with fishing rods, studied turtles, herons & crabs

Sativa Volbrecht has had a rich life in the outdoors and academia from interning at the Nature Boardwalk, Woods Hole Science Aquarium, and Shoals Marine Laboratory to working in the Chicago Urban Fishing Program.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA awarded $912.1M in federal American Rescue Plan funds

The funds, announced Tuesday, will help the nation’s second-largest public transportation system maintain its services and keep more than 10,000 people employed.

1 … 15 16 17 18

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Chicago Transit Authority

22 stories

IDOT

22 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.