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Another revelation from Madigan’s wiretapped convos, CTA tries to exorcise ghost buses and more in your Chicago news roundup

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

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CTA makes changes to help fix ghost bus problem

The CTA plans to better align service with available workforce, a tricky task considering the transit agency is short 600 bus drivers.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘At first, it’s fun’: could a night in Sydney’s ‘mushroom’ tower make me lucid dream?

The Commercial Travellers’ Association Club has been transformed into a retro hotel, complete with a soundscape that encourages lucid dreaming. Kate Hennessy checks in

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Lightfoot bears brunt of criticism at mayoral candidate forum on issues affecting disabled Chicagoans

For the first time since the ballot was set, seven of the city’s nine mayoral candidates gathered to discuss their strategies for the city at a forum hosted by Access Living.

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Suspected carjacker dead, two women hurt when car crashes into CTA support beam in Loop

The driver was in her car in the 100 block of East Lake Street when a man and woman got in, police said. There was a struggle and the car hit the support beam.

Chicago Sun-Times

CES bets on post-pandemic bounce

Tech's mega-trade show in Las Vegas is aiming to recover some of its pre-pandemic glory.

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Chicago sees dip in homicides after spikes during pandemic and unrest over policing

CHICAGO — After a two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago has begun to see a decline in homicides, as the Chicago Police Department works to correct crime trends to levels before the coronavirus and turmoil over the killing of George Floyd took hold.

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2022 saw some progress on important issues in Illinois, but not enough

Here’s an issue-by-issue report card for 2022 on some of the topics examined over the year by the Editorial Board.

Chicago Sun-Times

Violent crime rate began to drop on Chicago el trains in 2022, but it was still double pre-pandemic levels

CHICAGO — The rate of violent crime on CTA trains began to drop this year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic emptied public transit of many riders, but it remains near the highest levels seen in the past decade — and more than twice as high as the…

Chicago Tribune

Arctic cold, high winds cause significant delays on Metra and CTA. Hundreds of flights canceled at O’Hare, Midway

The Chicago area remained under a winter weather warning, with high winds kicking up snow and driving down temperatures. The official reading at O’Hare overnight was minus 8. Wind chills as low as minus 40 were recorded.

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Chicago man gets 26 months in prison for torching CTA van during George Floyd protest

Lamar Taylor has served 22 months while awaiting trial and is likely to be released soon.

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CTA worker hurt in fall in South Loop

The employee was working on a platform below the tracks when he fell to a parking lot underneath.

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Man shot, wounded on CTA bus in South Shore

The man, 40, was in fair condition with gunshot wounds to the leg and buttocks, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA, Pace to issue shared passes next year

“We’re thrilled to partner with the CTA on these changes which will open more doors to employment, education, and essential services throughout our region,” said Pace Executive Director Melinda Metzger.

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Richard J. Daley talked about it, Lightfoot delivered: City Council approves mass transit TIF to help bankroll Red Line South extension

The City Council on Wednesday created a new transit tax increment financing district to bankroll about one-fourth — $959 million — of the cost of extending the CTA’s Red Line from 95th Street to 130th Street and building four new stations along the way.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayoral hopefuls agree solving crime is the answer — no matter what the question

Candidates often veered back to crime and public safety when answering questions on the CTA, businesses leaving the city and other matters at the forum, which was held on the Northwest Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council must vote to keep Red Line extension plan on track

It’s a potential win for the city — and we certainly could use a few Ws these days — as well as the South Side.

Chicago Tribune

A budget cliff is looming for Chicago transit agencies, and fare hikes and service cuts might not be able to fill it

In November 2019, people trying to get to work or take weekend outings in Chicagoland crammed themselves onto the “L,” public buses and commuter trains at least 39.6 million times.

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Red Line South TIF approved by City Council committee

The primary opposition came from Budget Committee Chair Pat Dowell (3rd) and former longtime Transportation Committee Chairman Anthony Beale (9th), whose Far South Side constituents would benefit the most.

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Vallas unveils crime-fighting plan to reverse ‘utter breakdown of law and order’

Mayoral challenger says he would fire Police Supt. David Brown, fill 1,600 police vacancies and push “resources to the district level.”

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City announces permanent bus lanes on Chicago Avenue; advocates worry about enforcement, frequency

Despite the city making “important changes,” activists worry infrequent service and scofflaw motorists will undermine the changes.

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Teen charged in fatal shooting on Red Line may have been threatened with knife, his lawyer says

Cook County prosecutors acknowledge that Diunte Moon was holding “a very small pocketknife” when he was shot multiple times this summer.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA supports reopening Racine station on Green Line

The opening or re-opening of a rail station can invigorate communities and attract new jobs, opportunities and development.

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1 dead in fiery crash on Dan Ryan. Outbound lanes closed, CTA Red Line trains halted

Another person injured in the crash was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where their condition was stabilized.

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CTA employee charged with stealing over $350,000 from the agency’s pension fund

Ayanna Nesbitt, who handled pension payments for the CTA, was charged with five counts of wire fraud.

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