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With more investment, we can make public transit better for everyone

Increasing funding is key if public transit is going to adapt, attract more riders, expand access, grow our economy, and combat climate change, the head of the Regional Transportation Authority writes.

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CPD officer gets one-year suspension for role in 2020 shooting of unarmed man on Red Line platform

Former Supt. David Brown had recommended Officers Bernard Butler and Melvina Bogard be fired. Bogard resigned from CPD before a disciplinary hearing was held.

Chicago Sun-Times

107-year-old Lake Street Bridge getting major renovations in 2024

Changes include replacing the bridge over the Chicago River. Traffic will be detoured, and the CTA Green and Pink line trains will be shut down during two, 12-day periods.

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Chicago Public Schools facing bus driver shortage just weeks before classes resume

The school district is prioritizing rides for students with special needs or who are homeless. Students in magnet or selective-enrollment programs will get free CTA rides.

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CTA to celebrate vintage railcars’ 100th ‘birthday’ with a ride around the Loop

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, the CTA will run historic 4000-series cars from its Heritage Fleet around the Loop L in celebration of their 100th service anniversary.

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Four key points on citizenship in an independent Scotland from the new white paper

HERE are the key takeaways from the new Citizenship in an independent Scotland paper ...

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Blue Line stations on Near West Side to close Sunday for improvements

The Clinton, UIC-Halsted and Racine stations will be closed until late August beginning at 3 a.m. Sunday.

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Man shot leaving Orange Line station in New City; 1 held

A man was exiting the CTA Orange Line station when he was shot, police said.

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CTA ridership is picking up

May was the best month for CTA ridership since the pandemic, with 24.3 million rides. The agency has launched an interactive dashboard that lets customers track the agency’s performance metrics.

Chicago Sun-Times

DUI, reckless homicide charges for driver in wrong-way CTA bus crash that killed Chicago woman celebrating birthday

Charice Rush, 37, was out with friends after a late night of celebrating her birthday when the car she was riding in drove the wrong way on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, colliding with a CTA bus about 6 a.m. Sunday.

Chicago Sun-Times

China protests Dalai Lama meeting with visiting U.S. officials

Last week, Ms. Zeya attended birthday celebrations for the Dalai Lama’s 88th birthday, organised by the “Office of Tibet in Washington” as well. Read more on The Hindu

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CTA bus crash involving a wrong-way SUV driver on South DuSable Lake Shore Drive leaves a woman dead, 15 injured

The crash happened just before 6 a.m. Sunday when a wrong-way SUV crashed into the bus in the northbound lanes near the 4400 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive, the police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Johnson unveils ‘blueprint to transform’ Chicago, revealing ‘how we will govern’

The mayor called the 223-page document the “foundation for how we will lead our city well into the future.” It’s loaded with ambitious, politically explosive ideas.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nearly 9 inches of rain reported in some areas as record-setting storm stops trains, closes highways and floods homes

By Monday morning, all expressways were open, Metro was running on all lines and only a stretch of the CTA Pink Line between Pulaski and 54th/Cermak was closed. And NASCAR was able to finish the Grant Park 220 race, though 25 laps fewer than planned.

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Cartoon Animator revives the magic of hand-drawn animation, says Disney VFX animator

A Disney VFX artist reveals how Cartoon Animator brings traditional animation techniques into the future.

Chicago Sun-Times

Day-after-Pride Parade, teen takeover drags on for six hours in Lake View

Video posted to social media showed teenagers dancing, often lewdly, in the street and on top of cars, vans, a police squad car and a CTA bus.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson should stop moving migrants

Moving the families out of the YMCA to Daley College, only to then move migrants at the police stations to the Y, makes no sense.

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CTA bus detours for NASCAR race

Eighteen bus routes will detour around the Loop over the NASCAR Street Race weekend on July 1-2.

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1 in custody after man wounded in shooting on CTA train near Chinatown station

The 21-year-old was riding the train when someone approached him and shot him in the calf, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Joven herido de bala toma autobús de la CTA al hospital

El adolescente estaba entre las cuatro personas heridas en un ataque esa tarde en la caseta de una estación de la CTA.

Chicago Sun-Times

Migrantes son trasladados de YMCA en el lado norte a Daley College en el lado sur

La alcaldía quería desocupar el YMCA de High Ridge para que ese fuera utilizado exclusivamente por hombres solteros que ahora dominan la población de 500 personas que aún duermen en los pisos de las estaciones de la Policía de Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s top cop thanks officers for peaceful Puerto Rican Festival, though 4 people were killed and 28 others wounded elsewhere in city

“While many were able to enjoy their weekend safely, we do understand, as always, there’s more work to do,” Interim Chicago police Supt. Fred Waller said outside the Humboldt Park field house.

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One of 3 teens shot at CTA station boarded bus after attack, paid fare and took a seat, police say

The shooting occurred in the vestibule of the CTA station at 95th Street in Roseland. One of teens, 16, was critically wounded, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Johnson urged to fire CTA and CHA chiefs

Ald. Jeanette Taylor argued that CHA CEO Tracey Scott deserves to be ousted because the agency has failed to deliver on its fundamental mission — and the same goes for CTA President Dorval Carter Jr.

Chicago Sun-Times

Swifties, Chicago prepare for Taylor Swift’s Soldier Field dates

Taylor Swift performs three sold-out shows at Soldier Field this weekend. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. for the 6:30 p.m. performances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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