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Your transportation related headlines for Thursday, May 30th, 2024

CHICAGO, CHICAGOLAND, ILLINOIS HEADLINES

DRIVER ALERT: 3 Of 4 Lanes Of Southbound Lake Shore Drive Will Be Closed, From 6 PM to 5 AM, Tuesday Through Friday This Week, For Pavement Repairs – Chicago Sun-Times

DRIVER ALERT: WEEKEND STREET FESTIVALS — 57th Street Art Fair, In Hyde Park, Between Kenwood And Woodlawn — Chicago House Music Festival Sunday In Millennium Park — Chicago Gospel Music Fest Saturday In Millennium Park — Do Division Street Fest, Division Street Between Damen And Leavitt Streets — Watch For Street Closures, Parking Restrictions, And Tow Warnings

Zorn: Chicago’s Democratic Convention Will Now Amount To A Pep Rally After The Game Is Over – Substack

THIN BLUE LINE: Not Guilty! Woman Who Stole Squad Car And Backed Over A Chicago Cop Was Insane, Judge Rules – CWB Chicago; Chicago DNC Causes Change Of Date For Air And Water Show, Police Manpower Issue – Second City Cop; Oak Lawn Presents Award Of Valor To Officer Shot While Working As Security Guard – Daily Southtown

DOWNTOWN CRIME WAVE: Private Security Patrols Backed By Top Restaurateurs, Developers Launch In Fulton Market – Block Club Chicago

CHIRAQ REPORT: Boy, 16, Critically Wounded In South Deering Shooting – Chicago Sun-Times

LAW AND ORDER UPDATE: Pastor Corey Brooks: Illinois Democrats Think They Can Magically Cure The Crime Devastating Chicago With A Few Words – Fox News; With Shootings, Robberies, And Sex Attacks Way Up, Chicago Alderman Says She Will No Longer Share Crime Alerts Because They Create A Bad Perception – CWB Chicago

GAS PRICE CRISIS: Illinois Average Gas Price Is $4.02 Per Gallon — Chicago Average Gas Price Is $4.60 Per Gallon — Diesel In Chicago Jumps To $4.54 Per Gallon – AAA Illinois Average Gas Prices — ILLINOIS HAS 7TH HIGHEST GAS PRICES OF ANY STATE IN THE US, AND THE HIGHEST GAS PRICES OF ANY STATE EAST OF THE ROCKIES — AAA State Average Gas Prices — National Average Gas Price Is $3.58 Per Gallon – AAA Gas Prices — NATIONAL AVERAGE GAS PRICE WAS ONLY $2.39 PER GALLON WHEN BIDEN TOOK OFFICE IN JANUARY 2021 — BEFORE RISING BY 110 PCT — TO REACH AN ALL TIME HIGH OF $5.02 IN JUNE 2022

Even The Fake News Fraud Media Can See That Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Is A Failure And A Fraud – New York Magazine/Intelligencer

CHI-EXIT/IL-EXIT UPDATE: Chicago To Hand $150M To Real Estate Developers To Transform Vacant Office Buildings Into Apartments – New York Post, The Hill; Chicago Metro Among America’s Worst For ‘Brain Drain’: Study – Patch Chicago; Michigan Avenue Office Landlord Hit With $29 Million Foreclosure Lawsuit – Crain’s Chicago Business; Conservationists Jeer The Plans To Build A Lakefront Stadium To Keep Bears From Leaving Chicago – Chicago Tonight; Downtown Evanston Retail Vacancies At Record High – Evanston Now — Evanston Has Record High Office Vacancy – Evanston Now

THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCAM: Toyota, Mazda, Subaru Reject All Electric Lineup – The Drive; Ford, Ford Dealers, Put The Brakes On Electric Car Investment – Autoblog

Jeep Cherokee Return Announcement Predicted This Year — BUT IT WON’T BE BUILT IN THE SHUTTERED BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS PLANT WHERE IT USED TO BE MADE – Autoblog

EDITORIAL: Illinois Democrats Legalized Marijuana — Now There’s Crisis Of Driving While High – Chicago Sun-Times

2024 NASCAR Ticket Price Up To $270 Higher Thanks To Chicago Tax – Illinois Policy Institute

North Lawndale Community Karens Want To Kill Jobs From Proposed Logistics Hub – Chicago Tonight

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: AARP Supports Illinois’ Unfair Senior Driving Test Mandate – Chicago Daily Herald

City Council Lets Developer Dump Parking On Lake View Residential Streets — 24 Units, Only 1 Parking Space – Chicago Urbanize

2nd Annual Elements Of Taste Food Truck Festival On South Side Will Feature All Black Vendor – The Triibe

Why Amazon Now Owns A Big Slice Of Chicago Based Food Delivery Giant Grubhub – Crain’s Chicago Business

Then And Now, 18th-Morgan – Chicago History Today

ROAD TRIP: Hit The Road And Check Out Some Classic Attractions Along Route 66 In Joliet – Shaw Local/The Scene

Roll To These Family Bike Events In Chicagoland – Chicago Parent

CTA CRIME WAVE: Not Smiling Any More: Tipster Helps Cops Identify At Least One CTA Robbery Suspect Featured In Community Alert – CWB Chicago; Man Stabbed, Critically Injured Near 79th Street CTA Red Line Station, Chicago Police Say – ABC 7 Chicago

EDITORIAL: Tribune Editors Say Less Wait Time For Trains Would Help Reduce CTA Crime – Chicago Tribune — REALITY CHECK: More Mostly Empty Trains Would Also Be A Magnet For CrimeThugs

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Your transportation related headlines for Wednesday, May 29th, 2024

CHICAGO, CHICAGOLAND, ILLINOIS HEADLINES

Alder Clowns Want To Wreck Traffic On 28 Miles Of Arterial Western Avenue With Bus Rapid Transit (‘BRT’) Boondoggle — The Same Dopey Idea For An Ashland Avenue BRT Was Shelved A Decade Ago — After Public Blowback — Over Turning A Vital 4-Lane Commuter Route — With Parking For Businesses, Residents, And Visitors — Into A 2-Lane All Day Traffic Jam — With 16 Miles Of No Parking, No Left Turns — Now Those Same Alder Clowns Are Trying To Rezone Western Avenue — And Silence Neighborhood Opposition — In Advance Of That Mega-Boondoggle – Chicago Streetsblog

DRIVER ALERT: 3 Of 4 Lanes Of Southbound Lake Shore Drive Will Be Closed, From 6 PM to 5 AM, Tuesday Through Friday This Week, For Pavement Repairs – Chicago Sun-Times

DRIVER ALERT: WEEKEND STREET FESTIVALS — 57th Street Art Fair, In Hyde Park, Between Kenwood And Woodlawn — Chicago House Music Festival Sunday In Millennium Park — Chicago Gospel Music Fest Saturday In Millennium Park — Watch For Street Closures, Parking Restrictions, And Tow Warnings

THE LIVING SECOND AMENDMENT: Winnetka And The Second Amendment – Second City Cop

THIN BLUE LINE: CPS Will Get Public Comment On Its Proposed Ban Of Police In Schools – Block Club Chicago; Squad Cars Hit By Vehicle Fleeing Traffic Stop In The Back Of The Yards Neighborhood – Chicago Tribune

South Side GOP Chair Blasts Fake Prosecutor Foxx Refusal To Prosecute Any Crime Involving A Traffic Stop – Center Square

DOWNTOWN CRIME WAVE: Back On The Streets: Judge Releases Man Accused Of Attacking Woman On Downtown CTA Platform, When She Wouldn’t Give Him Money — Suspect Has Record Of CTA Crimes – CWB Chicago

Deja Vu? $75M Set Aside For Security As 70 Groups Pledge To March On Chicago DNC Convention – Red State — Democrats Are Already Moving To Make Chicago DNC An Online Event, To Avoid A Hamas Street Riot Shit-Show For The TV Cameras – Wall Street Journal

CARJACKAPALOOZA: A Man Was Arrested After He Allegedly Carjacked A Sedan In Chicago And Later Fled From Police Near Wadsworth Before Crashing Out And Getting Arrested In Wisconsin Earlier This Month – Lake & McHenry Scanner

Chicago Has Seen Nearly 8,400 Cars Stolen So Far This Year – Wirepoints Crime Tracker

Chicago Man Arrested And Charged With Gun And Stolen Vehicle Violations In Niles – Niles Herald-Spectator

CHIRAQ REPORT: Another Bloody Holiday Weekend – Second City Cop

LAW AND ORDER UPDATE: The Policy Shop: In Chicago, Violent Crime Goes Up As Arrests Go Down – Illinois Policy Institute; Lawmakers, Media Gaslighting Won’t Solve Chicago’s Intractable Crime Problem – Chicago Contrarian; Riot At Illegal Alien Shelter — VIDEO – Second City Cop; Man Gets 6 Years For Sexually Assaulting Girl He Dragged Into Lakefront Bird Sanctuary – CWB Chicago; Jewelry Store Burglarized In Mayfair Neighborhood, Chicago Police Say – ABC 7 Chicago; Bucktown Homeowners Caught Burglar Red-Handed, Chicago Police Report Says – CWB Chicago

CPS Blocks Investigation Of School Shooting – Second City Cop

GAS PRICE CRISIS: Illinois Average Gas Price Is $4.02 Per Gallon — Chicago Average Gas Price Is $4.60 Per Gallon — Diesel In Chicago Jumps To $4.54 Per Gallon – AAA Illinois Average Gas Prices — ILLINOIS HAS 7TH HIGHEST GAS PRICES OF ANY STATE IN THE US, AND THE HIGHEST GAS PRICES OF ANY STATE EAST OF THE ROCKIES — AAA State Average Gas Prices — National Average Gas Price Is $3.58 Per Gallon – AAA Gas Prices — NATIONAL AVERAGE GAS PRICE WAS ONLY $2.39 PER GALLON WHEN BIDEN TOOK OFFICE IN JANUARY 2021 — BEFORE RISING BY 110 PCT — TO REACH AN ALL TIME HIGH OF $5.02 IN JUNE 2022

CHI-EXIT/IL-EXIT UPDATE: China’s Cofco Leaves Downtown Chicago Office To Escape Crime – Bloomberg/Yahoo Finance; OP-ED: Illinois Public Schools Lose 127,000 Students Since Pandemic – Center Square; Even As Illinois Population Crashes, Democrats Hike Taxes Again – Illinois Policy Institute, Center Square — Democrats Vote For Tax Hikes, Political Pay Raises And A Billion For Non-Citizens In FY25 Budget – The Caucus Blog — Illinois House Republicans; South Loop Skyscraper Development Site Handed Over To Lender – Crain’s Chicago Business; Cook County Assessor Gaslights On Loop Commercial Vacancy/Loan Crisis – Crain’s Chicago Business Daily Gist Podcast — A Commercial Real Estate Crisis Is Hiding In Plain Sight – The Hill; How Democrat Anti-Business Policies Drove Quaker Oats Out Of Illinois – Center Square; Chicago Home Prices Lag Other Cities – The Real Deal; Chicago To Offer Most Generous Subsidies In U.S. To Save Its Downtown – Wall Street Journal; Chicago Office Occupancy Sees Another Drop — With Office Occupancy As Low As 29 Pct On Weekdays, Chicago Has Lower Occupancy Than Every Other Major City Besides New York And San Francisco – Kastle Systems; Chicago Holiday Inn Sells at a Discount to Debt Owed. Deal Comes More Than Three Years After Previous Owners Were Hit With Foreclosure Suit – CoStar

THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCAM: J.D. Power: EV Demand Growth Drops — Dealers Can’t Give Them Away – Autoblog; Toyota Sticks With Gas Cars – Jalopnik; Biden Spending Billions On Electric Buses That Are Unreliable – Spectrum News

Small Town Speeding Tickets — Police Violating The Law — Know Your Rights – Edgar County Watchdogs/Illinois Leaks

Logan Square Gets Pedestrian Safety Work Near CTA Blue Line – Chicago Sun-Times

CDOT Is Fucking Up Traffic On Chicago Avenue With Bus Lanes – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago

CDOT Gaslights With Fake Report On Increased Biking In Chicago, To Justify Spending Millions On Traffic Clogging Bike Boondoggle Pet Projects – Axios, Chicago Streetsblog

New Illinois Law Would Allow State To Issue Digital Driver’s Licenses, IDs – Statescoop

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Your transportation related headlines for Tuesday, May 28th, 2024

CHICAGO, CHICAGOLAND, ILLINOIS HEADLINES

Chicago Is Among Broke, Failing Cities That Are Setting Up Crooked, Corrupt, Predatory, Regressive, Cash Grab Camera Ticket Schemes For Bike And Bus Lanes – Smart Cities Dive

DRIVER ALERT: 3 Of 4 Lanes Of Southbound Lake Shore Drive Will Be Closed, From 6 PM to 5 AM, Tuesday Through Friday This Week, For Pavement Repairs – Chicago Sun-Times

DRIVER ALERT: WEEKEND STREET FESTIVALS — 57th Street Art Fair, In Hyde Park, Between Kenwood And Woodlawn — Chicago House Music Festival Sunday In Millennium Park — Chicago Gospel Music Fest Saturday In Millennium Park — Watch For Street Closures, Parking Restrictions, And Tow Warnings

THE LIVING SECOND AMENDMENT: Winnetka Homeowner Gets Into Shootout With Would-Be Car Thieves: Police – WBBM AM780 News Radio Chicago

THIN BLUE LINE: Yet Another Hoax About ‘Racist’ Traffic Stops – Second City Cop; New Police District For SW Side – Second City Cop; How To End The Racist Traffic Stop Hoax – Second City Cop; You Can’t Evaluate Cops By Numbers Alone – Second City Cop

Illinois Democrats Rebrand Crime/Criminals – Second City Cop, Champaign News-Gazette

Prosecutor Says Some Criminals Are Back On Streets With No Cash Bail Law – Center Square

Fake Prosecutor Kim Foxx Decriminalizes Armed Violent Home Invasion – Second City Cop — LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Foxx Ignores The Law To Prioritize The Rights Of Criminals – Chicago Tribune

Migrant Gets Arrested For The 10th Time In 10 Months – CWB Chicago

Pritzker Under Fire Over Crime Enabling Parole Board – Chicago Tribune

ShotSpotter Supporters Aim To Keep Technology In Chicago – Center Square; Chicago’s Mayor Shut Down His City’s Gunshot Tech For Being ‘Racist.’ The City Council Just Took Control Of That Decision Away From Him – Not The Bee; LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What Will Replace ShotSpotter – Chicago Sun-Times

City Needs A Clear Plan For Managing Street Protesters At Democratic Convention – Chicago Sun-Times

DOWNTOWN CRIME WAVE: Huge Brawl Leaves Migrant Stabbed, Cop Injured As Police Declare Emergency Outside Downtown Chicago Shelter – CWB Chicago — Mass Crime Scene In Pritzker Park Is A Bad Omen For Chicago DNC – Second City Cop; More On West Loop Restaurant Murder – CWB Chicago; EXCLUSIVE: Military Veteran Calling For Increased Safety In South Loop Nearly 1 Week After Brutal Attack – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago; Man In Violent Robbery Crew That Swept Through Downtown Chicago Was On Felony Pretrial Release, Officials Say – CWB Chicago

CARJACKAPALOOZA: Boy, 16, Charged In Attempted Carjacking In East Garfield Park – Fox 32 Chicago; Chicago Woman Charged In West Side Armed Carjacking – Fox 32 Chicago; Chicago Man Who Carjacked A Lyft Driver At Gunpoint Has 7 Cases Pending In Juvenile Court, Officials Say – CWB Chicago

14 Years For Driver Who Killed Woman While Speeding Away From Chicago Police In A Stolen SUV – CWB Chicago

10 Men Charged In Connection To Armored Truck, ATM Robberies In Chicago Suburbs, FBI Says – ABC 7 Chicago

CHIRAQ REPORT: 52 Shot, 11 Killed, In Holiday Weekend Violence – Hey Jackass; Leaders, Activists Push For Safety With Another Violent Memorial Day Weekend In Chicago – CBS 2 Chicago; 5-Year-Old Girl Killed In Near West Side Shooting, Chicago Police Say – WBBM AM780 News Radio Chicago; Man Murdered In Albany Park On Monday Evening Is Neighborhood’s 3rd Homicide Victim Of The Weekend – CWB Chicago

LAW AND ORDER UPDATE: 15-Year-Old Fired Gun While Robbing Woman In Logan Square, Police say – CWB Chicago; Feds Charge 4 With Chicago Gang Murder, Including 2 Who Were On Bail For Gun Cases – CWB Chicago; Registered Sex Offender Raped, Robbed Woman At Gunpoint, Chicago Officials Say – CWB Chicago; 2 Charged In Connection With Robberies Involving Bike-Riding, Rifle-Wielding Men In Rogers Park – CWB Chicago

GAS PRICE CRISIS: Illinois Average Gas Price Is $4.05 Per Gallon — Chicago Average Gas Price Is To $4.62 Per Gallon — Diesel In Chicago Is $4.53 Per Gallon – AAA Illinois Average Gas Prices — ILLINOIS HAS 7TH HIGHEST GAS PRICES OF ANY STATE IN THE US, AND THE HIGHEST GAS PRICES OF ANY STATE EAST OF THE ROCKIES — AAA State Average Gas Prices — National Average Gas Price Is $3.59 Per Gallon – AAA Gas Prices — NATIONAL AVERAGE GAS PRICE WAS ONLY $2.39 PER GALLON WHEN BIDEN TOOK OFFICE IN JANUARY 2021 — BEFORE RISING BY 110 PCT — TO REACH AN ALL TIME HIGH OF $5.02 IN JUNE 2022

Illinois Needs A Gas Tax Freeze – KHMO 1070 AM Quincy/Hannibal

CHI-EXIT/IL-EXIT UPDATE: EDITORIAL: Spurred By Chicago Crime, Ag Trader Decamps For Oak Brook – Crain’s Chicago Business; Illinois Public Schools Lose 127,000 Students Since Pandemic – Illinois Policy Institute; Pritzker Pretends Not To Understand Why Downstate Wants To Secede From Chicago – ABC 17/Fox 39 Chicago, Spectrum News; Illinois Is Among Slowest States For Population Growth – Newsweek; Legislators Says Illinois’ Business Climate Driving High Unemployment Rate – Center Square; Springfield Won’t Spend Tax Dollars To Keep Bears In Chicago – Chicago Tribune

GREEN GRIFTER ALERT: House Report Finds Biden’s Green Energy Policies Hurt Consumers And Weaken The Power Grid – Washington Times

THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCAM: Pritzker Has Given Millions Of Tax Dollars To This Chinese Communist Party Owned EV Battery Company, To Build A Plant In Illinois — Driving Another Nail Into The Coffin Of The US Auto Industry – Kankakee Daily Journal, American Greatness; Electric Car Drivers Face Astronomical Costs To Replace Tires – The Telegraph; Buttigieg Gaslights On Biden’s Serial EV Failures – Daily Caller — Mayor Pete Struggled Against Friendly Media To Answer Why He’s Only Built 7 Or 8 EV Charging Stations Out Of The 500,000 He Promised – Not The Bee; Toyota Rejects Electric Car Only Future — Puts Its Money Into Biofuel ICE Engines – AP News

ALONG FOR THE RIDE COLUMN: Speeding, Reckless Bikers Endanger Walkers, Runners, Equestrians, And Dogs, On Recreation Trails – Chicago Daily Herald

CDOT Is Fucking Up Traffic On Chicago Avenue With Bus Lanes – CTA

CTA Ignores Traffic, Parking Concerns Of Neighbors, Over Extending Ashland Bus Route North – Chicago Streetsblog

Chicago Honors Fallen Soldiers And Their Families At Downtown Memorial Day Parade, Wreath-Laying Ceremony – Chicago Tribune — Memorial Day Parade In Lake View Emphasizes Walking, Not Watching – Chicago Sun-Times

Tinfoil Hat Car Hater Cranks Can’t Understand — Why Old Town Residents Care About Traffic And Parking — And Care Not About Failed Public Transit, Snowflake Cyclist Boondoggles – Chicago Sun-Times

THE WAR ON PARKING: West Loop Developer Dumping Parking On Local Streets — 433 Units, Only 143 Parking Spots – Chicago Urbanize — Uptown Project Will Have 31 Units, But Only 4 Parking Spots – Block Club Chicago — Lake View Project To Have 200 Units, Only 33 Parking Spots – Chicago Urbanize — Another Lake View Project Does It Right — 8 Units, 10 Parking Spots – Chicago Urbanize

EDITORIAL: Illinois Pols Stick It To Automakers In Warranty Repair Spat. Prepare To Pay More For Your Next Car – Chicago Tribune

Illinois Passes Bill Requiring Insurers To Tell Consumers Reasoning Behind Total Losses – Repairer Driven News

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Your transportation related headlines for Friday, May 24th, 2024

CHICAGO, CHICAGOLAND, ILLINOIS HEADLINES

Alder Clowns Want To Wreck Traffic On 28 Miles Of Arterial Western Avenue With Bus Rapid Transit (‘BRT’) Boondoggle – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago — The Same Dopey Idea For An Ashland Avenue BRT Was Shelved A Decade Ago — After Public Blowback — Over Turning A Vital 4-Lane Commuter Route — With Parking For Businesses, Residents, And Visitors — Into A 2-Lane All Day Traffic Jam — With 16 Miles Of No Parking, No Left Turns Allowed — Streetsblog AssHats Want To Silence Neighborhood Opposition – Chicago Streetsblog

DRIVER ALERT: Here’s What To Expect At O’Hare, Midway And Toll Roads This Holiday Weekend – Chicago Daily Herald; Chicago-Area Drivers Will See Higher Prices At The Pump This Memorial Day Weekend – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago; Illinois Memorial Day Drivers Face 2nd-Highest Gas Taxes In Nation, Thanks To Illinois Democrats – Illinois Policy Institute — GOP Proposal Would Freeze Illinois’ Gas Tax Increase For Two Years – Center Square, WGN 9 Chicago, ABC 17, Fox 39 Rockford, WJBC AM 1230 Bloomington; AAA Predicts Higher Gas, Cheaper Rental Cars And Packed Airports For Long Weekend – Chicago Daily Herald; Gas Prices To Spike Before Memorial Day – Audacy; Memorial Day Weekend Travel: The Busiest Days To Fly And Drive – ABC 7 Chicago; Remember Last Year’s Memorial Day Travel Jams? Chances Are They Will Be Much Worse This Year – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago

DRIVER ALERT: WEEKEND STREET FESTIVALS — Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony & Parade On Saturday In The Loop — Mole De Mayo Festival On 18th Street Between Morgan And Halsted Street In Pilsen — Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest In Lake View — Suenos Festival In Grant Park — WOOGMS Memorial Day Parade — Norwood Park Memorial Day Parade — Watch For Street Closures, Parking Restrictions, And Tow Warnings

Whether College Protest Encampments Or Political Convention Agitators, Chicago Needs A Way To Penalize The Few Who Disrupt Life For The Rest Of Us. A Nuisance Ordinance Would Do That – Illinois Policy Institute

Fake News Fraud Washington Post Is Losing Money – Second City Cop

THIN BLUE LINE: As CPS Begins Finalizing A New Policy Prohibiting Cops In Schools, A State Bill Could Upend The District’s Plans – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

EDITORIAL: Brandon Johnson’s ShotSpotter Intransigence Denies Political Reality – Chicago Tribune; David Greising: Aldermen Gain Upper Hand Over ShotSpotter’s Future – Chicago Tribune

Illinois Democrats Rebrand Crime/Criminals – Second City Cop; EDITORIAL: ‘Justice-Impacted Individual’ Is A ‘Doublethink’ Phrase That Could Come Back To Haunt Gov. J.B. Pritzker – Chicago Tribune

DOWNTOWN CRIME WAVE: Residents Express Safety Concerns Following Crime Spike In Downtown Chicago – CBS 2 Chicago; Man Stabbed During Fight In Loop – Chicago Sun-Times; City Winery Employee Charged With Murdering Co-Worker At West Loop Location – CWB Chicago; Iraq War Veteran Brutally Beaten Outside South Loop Grocery Store – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago

CARJACKAPALOOZA: Mother, Teenage Son Arrested In Attempted Carjacking On Chicago’s West Side – CBS 2 Chicago

5 Counts Of Attempted Murder Filed Against Man On Pretrial Release In Stolen Car Case – CWB Chicago

LAW AND ORDER UPDATE: Chicago Crime: Assaults Up 6.7% Past 12 Months, More Violent – Illinois Policy Institute; Where Shootings And Robberies Happen Most In Chicago – Chicago Tribune; 3 People Shot In Uptown Since Thursday Evening – CWB Chicago; Edgewater: Man Shot, Seriously Injured At Exact Same Address Where 2 Were Shot Earlier This Week – CWB Chicago; Gunshots Damage Windows At Northside College Prep HS – Nadig Newspapers; 21 Years For Chicago Man Who Sexually Assaulted 2 Women In A Day In Rogers Park – CWB Chicago; 2 Men Had Guns At Busy Parks Last Weekend, Officials Say, As Cops Gear Up For Memorial Day Blowout – CWB Chicago

GAS PRICE CRISIS: Illinois Average Gas Price Jumps To $4.08 Per Gallon — Chicago Average Gas Price Jumps To $4.66 Per Gallon — Diesel In Chicago Is $4.56 Per Gallon – AAA Illinois Average Gas Prices — ILLINOIS HAS 7TH HIGHEST GAS PRICES OF ANY STATE IN THE US, AND THE HIGHEST GAS PRICES OF ANY STATE EAST OF THE ROCKIES — AAA State Average Gas Prices — National Average Gas Price Is $3.61 Per Gallon – AAA Gas Prices — NATIONAL AVERAGE GAS PRICE WAS ONLY $2.39 PER GALLON WHEN BIDEN TOOK OFFICE IN JANUARY 2021 — BEFORE RISING BY 110 PCT — TO REACH AN ALL TIME HIGH OF $5.02 IN JUNE 2022

GOP AGs: Oil, Natural Gas, Coal Essential To U.S., State Economies – Center Square — Dem Lawmakers Wage War On Big Oil While Trump Promises Energy Independence – Fox News/Fox And Friends Video

CHI-EXIT/IL-EXIT UPDATE: Lagunitas Closes Chicago Taproom To Move Brewing Operations Back To California – Eater Chicago; Illinois Grew Jobs In Eight Of Its 13 Metropolitan Areas During April, But The Chicago Area’s Sluggish Growth And A Stubbornly High Unemployment Rate Tempered Any Gains – Illinois Policy Institute; Cook County Assessor Gaslighting To Hide Commercial Office Crisis Downtown – Crain’s Chicago Business

THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCAM: Biden’s Climate Policies Will Kill Affordable Cars – The Hill; Musk Says Tesla Didn’t Ask for Biden Tariff on Chinese EVs – Business Insider

How To Help Chicago’s Homeless Addicts And Mentally Ill Sleeping On The Streets — TREATMENT FIRST – Chicago Contrarian

DAILY HERALD OPINION: Cameras Will Enable Cost-Effective Enforcement Of Roadside Parking Prohibition At Chicago O’Hare Airport – Chicago Daily Herald

NASCAR Chicago Street Race Is The Focus Of Chicago History Museum Pop-Up Exhibit – Chicago Sun-Times

CDOT Bans Cars From Andersonville Street — To Create Desolate ‘Plaza’ — For The Drunks, Drug Dealers, Drug Users, CrimeThugs And Other Bad Elements That Gather When Streets Are Closed To Traffic – Block Club Chicago

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Your transportation related headlines for Thursday, May 23rd, 2024

CHICAGO, CHICAGOLAND, ILLINOIS HEADLINES

Alder Clowns Want To Wreck Traffic On 28 Miles Of Arterial Western Avenue With Bus Rapid Transit (‘BRT’) Boondoggle – Block Club Chicago — The Same Dopey Idea For An Ashland Avenue BRT Was Shelved A Decade Ago — After Public Blowback — Over Turning A Vital 4-Lane Commuter Route — With Parking For Businesses, Residents, And Visitors — Into A 2-Lane All Day Traffic Jam — With 16 Miles Of No Parking And No Left Turns Allowed

Big Brother Is Watching: Top 10 Red Light Cameras In Illinois – KSIS 1050 AM Sedalia

DRIVER ALERT: Illinois Memorial Day Drivers Face 2nd-Highest Gas Taxes In Nation, Thanks To Illinois Democrats – Illinois Policy Institute — GOP Proposal Would Freeze Illinois’ Gas Tax Increase For Two Years – Center Square; AAA Predicts Higher Gas, Cheaper Rental Cars And Packed Airports For Long Weekend – Chicago Daily Herald; Gas Prices To Spike Before Memorial Day – Audacy; Memorial Day Weekend Travel: The Busiest Days To Fly And Drive – ABC 7 Chicago; Remember Last Year’s Memorial Day Travel Jams? Chances Are They Will Be Much Worse This Year – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago

DRIVER ALERT: WEEKEND STREET FESTIVALS — Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony & Parade On Saturday In The Loop — Mole De Mayo Festival On 18th Street Between Morgan And Halsted Street In Pilsen — Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest In Lake View — Suenos Festival In Grant Park — WOOGMS Memorial Day Parade — Norwood Park Memorial Day Parade — Watch For Street Closures, Parking Restrictions, And Tow Warnings

THIN BLUE LINE: CPS Board, Springfield Could Hold Dueling Votes On School Cops – Chicago Sun-Times; Another Racist Traffic Stop Hoax – Wednesday Journal Of Oak Park And River Forest

Pro-ShotSpotter Order Passes City Council In A Landslide. Why Don’t North Side Aldermen Want South Siders To Have It – CWB Chicago — City Council Votes To Keep ShotSpotter, But Mayor Brandon Johnson Insists It Will Still Go Away – CBS 2 Chicago

Fake Prosecutor Kim Foxx Refuses To Prosecute Any Case Involving A Traffic Stop – Chicago Tonight

Illinois Democrats Want To Rebrand Crime, Criminals — Putting Victims Last – Chicago Contrarian, Second City Cop — McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office Calls Out Crime Enabling Democrat SAFE-T Act — After Appellate Court Reverses Decision To Detain Accused Child Molester Until Trial – Lake & McHenry County Scanner

DOWNTOWN CRIME WAVE: 40 Years For Man Who Opened Fire On Cops In Downtown Chicago – CWB Chicago; A Man Was Fatally Stabbed On Wednesday Evening At City Winery In The West Loop – CWB Chicago; Streeterville Residents Demand City Tamp Down Teen CrimeThug Mobs; Hold Town Hall With CPD, Aldermen – ABC 7 Chicago; 1 day Of Probation For Lyft Driver Accused Of Firing Shots During Struggle With No-Paying Customer Inside South Loop Theater – CWB Chicago

CARJACKAPALOOZA: Chicago’s Police Officer’s Murder Underscores Carjacking, Car Theft Surge – Illinois Policy Institute; Boy, 17, Committed 25 Armed Robberies And 2 Carjackings In A Month, Chicago Police Say – CWB Chicago

LAW AND ORDER UPDATE: Gunmen Fire More Than 40 Rounds, Leaving 2 Men Injured In Edgewater – CWB Chicago; Felon Sold Guns To Undercover Feds In Wicker Park: Court Doc – CWB Chicago; ‘I Remember Several Vivid Instances I Was Sure I Was Going To Die’ Says Lake View Home Invasion Victim – CWB Chicago

Chicago City Council Member Accused Of Making Antisemitic Social Media Post – Fox 32 Chicago

GAS PRICE CRISIS: Illinois Average Gas Price Jumps To $4.01 Per Gallon — Chicago Average Gas Price Jumps To $4.60 Per Gallon — Diesel In Chicago Jumps To $4.60 Per Gallon – AAA Illinois Average Gas Prices — ILLINOIS HAS 7TH HIGHEST GAS PRICES OF ANY STATE IN THE US, AND THE HIGHEST GAS PRICES OF ANY STATE EAST OF THE ROCKIES — AAA State Average Gas Prices — National Average Gas Price Jumps To $3.62 Per Gallon – AAA Gas Prices — NATIONAL AVERAGE GAS PRICE WAS ONLY $2.39 PER GALLON WHEN BIDEN TOOK OFFICE IN JANUARY 2021 — BEFORE RISING BY 110 PCT — TO REACH AN ALL TIME HIGH OF $5.02 IN JUNE 2022

CHI-EXIT/IL-EXIT UPDATE: Illinois’ Black Unemployment Rate No. 2 In U.S. — Another Reason Why Illinois Population Is Falling – Illinois Policy Institute; Chicago Is A Bad Investment – Second City Cop; Sen. Durbin Does Not Support Taxpayers Paying For Chicago Bears’ New Stadium To Keep The Team From Leaving – WJBC AM 130 Bloomington — Neither Does Pritzker – AP News; Pritzker Pretends Not To Understand Why Downstate Wants To Secede From Chicago – Capitol Fax

GREEN GRIFTER ALERT: Some Landscapers Say Evanston’s Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban Created A Tense Atmosphere, With The Public And Fellow Landscapers Submitting More Than 1,000 Violations – Chicago Tonight

THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCAM: EV Demand Collapses, And So Do EV Prices – GO Banking Rates; Chevy Goes All In In Cratering EV Market – Business Insider; Biden’s Chinese EV Tariffs Affect Europe – The Telegraph/Yahoo Finance; The Electric Vehicle Tariff War Will Just Make Everyone Poor – Jalopnik; Electric Vehicles Hit 3 Times More Pedestrians Than Gas Cars – Jalopnik; About Those ‘All Electric’ ‘Zero Emissions’ Fire Trucks, They Have Diesel Engines – Center Square

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Your transportation related headlines for Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024

CHICAGO, CHICAGOLAND, ILLINOIS HEADLINES

DRIVER ALERT: AAA Predicts Higher Gas, Cheaper Rental Cars And Packed Airports For Long Weekend – Chicago Daily Herald; Gas Prices To Spike Before Memorial Day – Audacy; Memorial Day Weekend Travel: The Busiest Days To Fly And Drive – ABC 7 Chicago

DRIVER ALERT: Pavement Repairs On North Lake Shore Drive Begin – CDOT — From May 20 To May 24, Two Southbound Lanes Between Hollywood Avenue And LaSalle Drive Will Be Closed To Traffic Daily From 9:30 AM To 4:00 PM. One Lane Will Remain Closed Continuously Throughout The Week – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago

DRIVER ALERT: WEEKEND STREET FESTIVALS — Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony & Parade On Saturday In The Loop — Mole De Mayo Festival On 18th Street Between Morgan And Halsted Street In Pilsen — Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest In Lake View — Suenos Festival In Grant Park — Watch For Street Closures, Parking Restrictions, And Tow Warnings

THIN BLUE LINE: The Fake News Fraud Media Spreads Anti-Cop Lies – Second City Cop; Police Use-Of-Force Is Not As Common As The Public Thinks. The News Media Too Often Fails To Say So – Chicago Sun-Times; Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Awarded Governor’s Medal Of Honor For Heroism During Round Lake Meat Cleaver Attack – Lake And McHenry County Scanner

THE LIVING SECOND AMENDMENT: Illinois Supreme Court Considers Whether Gun Charge, Not A Conviction, Revokes FOID – Center Square

ShotSpotter’s Chicago Future Faces Final Vote With New Data On Victims Helped – Chicago Tribune/MSN; ShotSpotter CEO Brands Movement To Dump Gunshot-Detection Technology First Cousin Of Defund The Police – Chicago Sun-Times — The Case For ShotSpotter – Second City Cop

DOWNTOWN CRIME WAVE: 10-Time Felon Gets 5 Years For Robbing Streeterville 7-Eleven – CWB Chicago

Hamas Protesters Prep For The DNC Spotlight – Crain’s Chicago Business Daily Gist Podcast

CARJACKAPALOOZA: Chicago Woman Accused Of Carjacking Man At Gunpoint In Washington Park – Fox 32 Chicago

LAW AND ORDER UPDATE: Bucktown Robber Had Video Of The Crime On His Phone, Prosecutors Say – CWB Chicago; Biden’s Open Border Lets Lethal Drugs Kill In Chicago – Second City Cop — A Lethal Dose Of Reality – Illinois House Republican Caucus Blog

Illinois Democrats Want To Ban Referring To Criminals As Criminals – Center Square, CWB Chicago

GAS PRICE CRISIS: Illinois Average Gas Price Jumps To $3.94 Per Gallon — Chicago Average Gas Price Jumps To $4.39 Per Gallon — Diesel In Chicago Is $4.55 Per Gallon – AAA Illinois Average Gas Prices — ILLINOIS HAS 7TH HIGHEST GAS PRICES OF ANY STATE IN THE US, AND THE HIGHEST GAS PRICES OF ANY STATE EAST OF THE ROCKIES — AAA State Average Gas Prices — National Average Gas Price Jumps To $3.62 Per Gallon – AAA Gas Prices — NATIONAL AVERAGE GAS PRICE WAS ONLY $2.39 PER GALLON WHEN BIDEN TOOK OFFICE IN JANUARY 2021 — BEFORE RISING BY 110 PCT — TO REACH AN ALL TIME HIGH OF $5.02 IN JUNE 2022

Biden Trying To Rig Gas Prices For Election Season – Fox Business

CHI-EXIT/IL-EXIT UPDATE: When It Comes To Population Growth, There Is No Greater Contrast Than Illinois And Florida – Wirepoints Quickpoint; City Council Wants To Revive Dying Loop — By Cramming It Full Of Subsidized Low Income Housing – Crain’s Chicago Business; Chicago Office Occupancy As Low As 29 Pct On Weekdays — Lower Occupancy Than Every Other Major City Besides New York, San Francisco, San Jose And Philadelphia – Kastle Systems; Evanston School Enrollment Drops 15 Percent — 3 Times The National Average Enrollment Decline – Evanston Now; LETTER TO THE EDITOR: No Need For Lakefront Stadium To Keep Bears From Dumping Chicago – Chicago Tribune; Illinois, Chicago Democrat Tax Grabs Will Send Businesses Racing To The Exits – Chicago Tribune

Woodford County Declared ‘Non-Sanctuary’ For Undocumented Migrants – NPR Illinois

THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCAM: Pritzker Proposing Massive Tax Breaks To Bail Out Failing Electric Car Industry – Center Square; Illinois Ranks 45th Out Of 50 States For Ease Of Electric Vehicle Charging – North Country Now; Electric Vehicles Under Fire For Poor Sales As Another Major Car Brand Questions The Future Of EVs – GB News; GM Moving Toward Hybrids, Away From EVs – Chicago Tribune; Failing US EV Industry Won’t Get Government Bailouts If Biden Loses – Governing; Ford Asked Dealers To Spend Big Money To Sell EVs. Now It’s Pumping The Brakes – The Drive — If the Mustang Is Too Good To Go All-Electric, Why Buy A Ford EV – The Drive; As US EV Demand Crashes, Hybrid Sales Climb Dramatically – Autoblog

Illinois House Passes Bill Allowing For Digital IDs, Driver’s Licenses – Bloomington Pantagraph

Select DMV Offices Opening On Saturdays This Summer To Service Teens Getting Licenses, Permits – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago
Bill Banning Roadside Parking Near O’Hare Heads To Governor’s Desk – IL House Republican Caucus Blog

There’s A Car Crash Ahead, And This Technology Knows Before You Do. A Chicago-Headquartered Startup Plays A Big Role In Road Safety By Curbing Accidents Between Drivers And Emergency Vehicles – Crain’s Chicago Business

Motormouth: How Long Can Fob Batteries Last – Chicago Tribune

Developers Dumping Their Parking Problem On Residential Streets — Two West Loop Projects Will Have A Combined 1,114 Units, But Only 498 Parking Spots – Block Club Chicago — 20 Units But Only 10 Parking Spots In Rogers Park – Chicago Urbanize

Parking An Issue For Church Near United Center – Block Club Chicago

ROAD TRIP: Despite The Nationwide Decline In Brick-And-Mortar Retail, Fashion Outlets Of Chicago Boasts A 97% Occupancy Rate Of Its Two-Floor, 530,000-Square-Foot Indoor Shopping Center In Rosemont – Chicago Daily Herald

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Your transportation related headlines for Tuesday, May 21st, 2024

CHICAGO, CHICAGOLAND, ILLINOIS HEADLINES

Illinois Drivers Hit With $500M In Red-Light Camera Fines Over 5 Years – WLS AM 890 Chicago

Cash-Grab Cameras, Citations Could Be Used To Enforce Parking Bans On Highways Near O’Hare – NBC 5 Chicago

DRIVER ALERT: Pavement Repairs On North Lake Shore Drive Begin – CDOT — From May 20 To May 24, Two Southbound Lanes Between Hollywood Avenue And LaSalle Drive Will Be Closed To Traffic Daily From 9:30 AM To 4:00 PM. One Lane Will Remain Closed Continuously Throughout The Week – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago

DRIVER ALERT: WEEKEND STREET FESTIVALS — Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony & Parade On Saturday In The Loop — Mole De Mayo Festival On 18th Street Between Morgan And Halsted Street In Pilsen — Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest In Lake View — Suenos Festival In Grant Park — Watch For Street Closures, Parking Restrictions, And Tow Warnings

THIN BLUE LINE: Calls For Increased Police Presence After Violent Weekend In Chicago: We Have To Do Something – Fox 32 Chicago; Manpower Misallocated – Second City Cop; Bartlett Man Accused Of Attacking Police Officers – Chicago Daily Herald; Crime Enabling CPD Consent Decree Will Ban Crime Fighting Traffic Stops – Chicago Tonight; Staff Shortage Forces Oak Park PD To Move Officers To Patrol Division – Wednesday Journal Of Oak Park And River Forest

ShotSpotter Led Chicago Cops To A Migrant With A Stolen Gun And 43 Rounds Of Ammo: Report – CWB Chicago

DOWNTOWN CRIME WAVE: Downtown Knife Fight – Second City Cop; Knife Fight, Drug Dealing And Burglaries In Streeterville Spark Concerns Over Safety – Fox 32 Chicago; Second Man Charged With Bank App Robbery Scheme On The Mag Mile – CWB Chicago

CARJACKAPALOOZA: 2 Teenagers Charged After Carjacking Man At Gunpoint On West Side: Police – Fox 32 Chicago

Man, 28, Wounded Overnight During Armed-Robbery At Gas Station In Washington Park – Chicago Tribune

LAW AND ORDER UPDATE: Burglary Crew Hit 10 Businesses In 5 Hours, Chicago Police Say – CWB Chicago; Rifle-Wielding Bicyclists Have Committed 6 Robberies In Rogers Park, Police Say – CWB Chicago

GAS PRICE CRISIS: Illinois Average Gas Price Jumps To $3.91 Per Gallon — Chicago Average Gas Price Jumps To $4.38 Per Gallon — Diesel In Chicago Is $4.56 Per Gallon – AAA Illinois Average Gas Prices — ILLINOIS HAS 7TH HIGHEST GAS PRICES IN THE US, AND THE HIGHEST GAS PRICE EAST OF THE ROCKIES — AAA State Average Gas Prices — National Average Gas Price Jumps To $3.60 Per Gallon – AAA Gas Prices — NATIONAL AVERAGE GAS PRICE WAS ONLY $2.39 PER GALLON WHEN BIDEN TOOK OFFICE IN JANUARY 2021 — BEFORE RISING BY 110 PCT — TO REACH AN ALL TIME HIGH OF $5.02 IN JUNE 2022

Prices At The Pump ‘Relatively Low’ Ahead Of Memorial Day Weekend 2024, Gas Buddy Says – ABC 7 Chicago

Biden Raids US Oil Reserves To Rig Gasoline Prices – AP News

With The Start Of Summer Driving Season, Americans For Prosperity Rolls Back Gas Prices To What They Were Before Bidenomics – Americans For Prosperity

CHI-EXIT/IL-EXIT UPDATE: Downtown Office Vacancy At Record High And Rising – WGN 9 Chicago; I’m A Real Estate Investor: Chicago Ranks Among The 10 Places I Would Never Buy Property – GO Banking Rates/Yahoo; Rep Ford Wants Tax $$ For Stadium To Keep Bears/Sox From Dumping Chicago – Politico; Jersey County Will Be The 28th County To Vote On Splitting From Illinois – Cities929

THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCAM: Poll: America Rejects Biden’s Forced Electric Car Transition – The Telegraph; Opposition Grows To Speedy Electric Truck Transition – Freight Waves

Biden Fake Judge Sides With Chinese Communist Party Owned EV Battery Entity Gotion — Against Michigan Town That Wants To Stop Gotion From Building A Factory — This Is The Same Communist Front Company That Pritzker Is Paying To Build In Illinois – CBS News

Illinois House Advances Measure Opening Door To Digital Driver’s License, ID – Center Square

IL House Committee Approves Bill Prohibiting Sale, Sharing Of Driver Private Data – NBC 17 Decatur

Summer Program Adds Saturday Hours For Teen Drivers At Chicago Area DMVs – Chicago Sun-Times

CDOT Is Gaslighting Over Number Of Bikers In Chicago — To Justify Tax Dollars Wasted On Bike Boondoggle Pet Projects – Chicago Sun-Times

Motorsports Race In Illinois Named One Of The Best In The Country By USA TODAY Poll – Peoria Journal Star

Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Parade Prompts POW/MIA Remembrance, Action – Chicago Daily Herald

YOU DON’T OWN THE STREET: Connected Clark Street Restaurants Wanted To Shut Down The Public Street For Private Profit — FOR A FULL SIX MONTHS THIS YEAR — Other Area Businesses, Residents, Were Not Happy About 6 Months Of Traffic Gridlock, So The City Has Rejected That Request – WGN Radio 720 AM Chicago — REALITY CHECK: Nobody Who Opens A Business — Or Moves Into A Neighborhood — Signs Up For 6 Months Of Traffic Barricades — If Clark Street Restaurants Need More Outdoor Dining Space, They Can Rent It On Their Own Dime

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Your transportation related headlines for Monday, May 20th, 2024

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Proposed 25 MPH Chicago Speed Limit Won’t Fix Chicago Street Safety – Chicago Sun-Times

DRIVER ALERT: Pavement Repairs On North Lake Shore Drive Begin – CDOT — From May 20 To May 24, Two Southbound Lanes Between Hollywood Avenue And LaSalle Drive Will Be Closed To Traffic Daily From 9:30 AM To 4:00 PM. One Lane Will Remain Closed Continuously Throughout The Week – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago

DRIVER ALERT: WEEKEND STREET FESTIVALS — Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony & Parade On Saturday In The Loop — Mole De Mayo Festival On 18th Street Between Morgan And Halsted Street In Pilsen — Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest In Lake View — Suenos Festival In Grant Park — Watch For Street Closures, Parking Restrictions, And Tow Warnings

THIN BLUE LINE: Chicago Increases Police Patrols Along Lakefront Amid Beach Safety Concerns – CBS 2 Chicago; Warm Weather Calls For More Police – Second City Cop; Another Office Suicide – Second City Cop; West Side Neighbors Urge City To Keep ShotSpotter – Block Club Chicago; Decent: Special Act Of Kindness Done By A Naperville Police Officer Deserves A Special Kind Of Recognition – Naperville Sun; Aurora Man Receives 3-Year Sentence For Aggravated Battery To A Police Officer – Chicago Daily Herald; Norridge Police Officer Stabbed While Taking Man From Hospital To Police Station, Authorities Say – ABC 7 Chicago; Man Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder In Shooting Of Chicago Police Officer During T-Mobile Robbery – ABC 7 Chicago; Law Enforcement Leaders Eye Therapy Dogs As Potential Boost To Officer Mental Health – Chicago Tribune

ShotSpotter Showdown Set Amid Fierce Debate Over Value Of Gunshot Detection System – Chicago Tonight

THE LIVING SECOND AMENDMENT: Cook County Gun Grab – Second City Cop

DOWNTOWN CRIME WAVE: Knife Fight On Downtown Chicago’s Michigan Avenue Ends With No Injuries, Stunned Bystanders — Video – CWB Chicago; Cops Seek 5 In Connection With Downtown Train Robbery – CWB Chicago; Suspect Sought In Violent South Loop Attack – CWB Chicago; Man Stabbed Inside Loop Store – Chicago Sun-Times; Eataly In River North To Remain Closed Through Sunday After Shooting On Friday – Chicago Tribune; Man Shot, Critically Injured In West Loop – CWB Chicago; Another UIC Credit Union Robbed At Gunpoint, The 2nd In A Week – CWB Chicago

EDITORIAL: Chicago’s Fragile Trade-Show Business Stands To Lose If The Democratic National Convention Turns Ugly – Chicago Tribune; Democratic National Convention Planning Hampered By Fears Brandon Johnson Will ‘Defend’ Protesters – Washington Examiner/MSN

KIM FOXX — CRIME ENABLER: NBC 5, Telemundo Chicago Investigate Alarming Absence Of Sexual Assault Arrests, Convictions In Chicago – NBC 5 Chicago; Foxx Refuses To Prosecute Anyone Arrested In A Traffic Stop – Second City Cop — Foxx To Curtail Prosecutions Vs Offenders Caught In Certain Car Searches; Fioretti Pledges To Reverse On Day One – Cook County Record — EDITORIAL: Lame Duck Kim Foxx’s Ill-Considered Policy Change That Will Impede Fighting Gun Violence – Chicago Tribune

CARJACKAPALOOZA: Chicago Police Alert Public to Daylight Carjacking Spree in Englewood District – Hoodline

CHIRAQ REPORT: 50 Shot, 3 Killed, In Chicago Weekend Violence – Hey Jackass

LAW AND ORDER UPDATE: LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Johnson Needs To Lead On Crime – Chicago Tribune; LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Johnson Is Gaslighting On Crime – Chicago Sun-Times; North Side Man Committed Armed Robberies Across The City And Suburbs, Officials Say – CWB Chicago; Terrified Chicago Mom Rings 911 During Home Invasion — Only For Dispatcher To Tell Her To Phone Politician Instead And Ask For More Police Funding – Daily Mail; Charges Filed In Shooting That Left Man Injured In Lincoln Park Last Year – CWB Chicago; Man Shot As Altercations Break Out At Montrose Beach – CWB Chicago

GAS PRICE CRISIS: Illinois Average Gas Price Is $3.88 Per Gallon — Chicago Average Gas Price Jumps To $4.37 Per Gallon — Diesel In Chicago Is $4.56 Per Gallon – AAA Illinois Average Gas Prices — ILLINOIS HAS 8TH HIGHEST GAS PRICES IN THE US, AND THE HIGHEST GAS PRICE EAST OF THE ROCKIES — AAA State Average Gas Prices — National Average Gas Price Is $3.59 Per Gallon – AAA Gas Prices — NATIONAL AVERAGE GAS PRICE WAS ONLY $2.39 PER GALLON WHEN BIDEN TOOK OFFICE IN JANUARY 2021 — BEFORE RISING BY 110 PCT — TO REACH AN ALL TIME HIGH OF $5.02 IN JUNE 2022

CHI-EXIT/IL-EXIT UPDATE: COLUMN: Pritzker Remains In Denial As State Population Continues To Shrink – Champaign News-Gazette; Another City Could Soon Take Over Chicago As The Third-Largest In US, Census Data Shows – NBC/MSN; Johnson Blames Chicago Population Crash On Racism — As Opposed To Crime, Bad Schools, And Democrat Misrule – NBC 5 Chicago; Illinois’ Unemployment Rate Ties For 3rd-Worst In The Nation – Illinois Policy Institute; Three Illinois Cities Will Pay You Thousands To Move There – The Hill; LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bears Misrepresent Stadium Proposal To Keep Bears In Chicago – Chicago Sun-Times; LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Push For Stadium Aid Doomed To Fail – Chicago Daily Herald; Are Your Neighbors Leaving Town? Database Shows Population In West-Central Illinois Communities Shrinking – Muddy River News

New Legislation Enhancing Roadway Safety Advances – IL Senate GOP

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Shame On Legislators For Blocking Bill To End Senior Driving Tests – Chicago Daily Herald, Chicago Daily Herald

THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCAM: Valuable Copper In EV Charging Stations A Favorite Target For Thieves – Just The News

YOU DON’T OWN THE STREET: Connected Clark Street Restaurants Wanted To Shut Down The Public Street For Private Profit — FOR A FULL SIX MONTHS THIS YEAR — Other Area Businesses, Residents, Were Not Happy About 6 Months Of Traffic Gridlock, So The City Has Rejected That Request – Loop North News, Eater Chicago, Time Out Chicago, Hoodline, Chicago Star — REALITY CHECK: Nobody Who Opens A Business Or Lives In A Neighborhood Signs Up For 6 Months Of Traffic Barricades — If Clark Street Restaurants Need More Outdoor Dining Space, They Can Rent It On Their Own Dime

Giannoulias Urges Illinois Residents To ‘Get Real’ Driver’s Licenses, ID Cards Identification Before Traveling – NBC 13 Rockford

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Your transportation related headlines for Friday, May 17th, 2024

CHICAGO, CHICAGOLAND, ILLINOIS HEADLINES

SHOCK VIDEO — DON’T DEMONIZE — Driver Intentionally Strikes Group During A Fight At North Avenue Beach; 1 Hospitalized – CWB Chicago

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Proposed 25 MPH Chicago Speed Limit Is Just Another Attempt To Grind Chicago Traffic To A Halt – Chicago Tribune

DRIVER ALERT: Pavement Repairs On North Lake Shore Drive Begin – CDOT — From May 20 To May 24, Two Southbound Lanes Between Hollywood Avenue And LaSalle Drive Will Be Closed To Traffic Daily From 9:30 AM To 4:00 PM. One Lane Will Remain Closed Continuously Throughout The Week – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago

DRIVER ALERT: Lane Closures On Kennedy Expressway To Start Friday For Four Weekends – Block Club Chicago

DRIVER ALERT: Chicago Mayfest On Armitage Avenue From Racine To Sheffield, This Weekend In Lincoln Park — Spring Lincoln Roscoe Art Fair, On Lincoln Avenue From Roscoe To School This Weekend In Lake View — Watch For Street Closures, Parking Restrictions, And Tow Warnings

THIN BLUE LINE: Cops Take To Dunkin’ Rooftops To Raise Money For Special Olympics – Chicago Daily Herald; Chicago Police Officer Dies In Apparent Suicide, Authorities Say – Chicago Tribune; Fallen Police Officers Honored At Niles Police Memorial Ceremony – Chicago Tribune; These 7 Illinois House Democrats Voted In Favor Of Defunding The Police – Sean Casten, Bill Foster, Chuy Garcia, Jonathan Jackson, Delia Ramirez, Jan Schakowsky, And Lauren Underwood – Business Insider

THE LIVING SECOND AMENDMENT: SCOTUS Considers Whether To Take Illinois’ Gun Ban Challenges – Center Square

DOWNTOWN CRIME WAVE: Chicago Police Tackle South Loop Crime And Preparing For Major Summer Events – Fox 32 Chicago; Gunmen Rob The Streeterville Subway That Jussie Smollett Made Famous — Along With 3 Men Who Were Inside – CWB Chicago; Man Punched In The Face At Eataly In River North, Prompting Large Police Response, CFD Says – ABC 7 Chicago

KIM FOXX — CRIME ENABLER: Top Prosecutor Kim Foxx No Longer Hides Corruption – Substack; Kim Foxx Is ‘The Biggest Pro-Criminal Advocate In The Nation,’ Alderman Fumes As Outgoing Prosecutor Plans To Reject Charges Stemming From Most Traffic Stops – CWB Chicago

Downstate Fifth Appellate District Reverses Pretrial Release For Man Who Fled Police In Stolen Vehicle, Drove Towards On-Coming Traffic — Test Case For Crime-Enabling Democrat SAFE-T Act – Madison St. Clair Record

GAS PRICE CRISIS: Illinois Average Gas Price Is $3.90 Per Gallon — Chicago Average Gas Price Is $4.35 Per Gallon — Diesel In Chicago Jumps To $4.60 Per Gallon – AAA Illinois Average Gas Prices — ILLINOIS HAS 8TH HIGHEST GAS PRICES IN THE US, AND THE HIGHEST GAS PRICE EAST OF THE ROCKIES — AAA State Average Gas Prices — National Average Gas Price Is $3.60 Per Gallon – AAA Gas Prices — NATIONAL AVERAGE GAS PRICE WAS ONLY $2.39 PER GALLON WHEN BIDEN TOOK OFFICE IN JANUARY 2021 — BEFORE RISING BY 110 PCT — TO REACH AN ALL TIME HIGH OF $5.02 IN JUNE 2022

CHI-EXIT/IL-EXIT UPDATE: Vacant Loop Streets Breed Are Now A CrimeThug Hunting Ground – CWB Chicago, Wirepoints; Another City Could Soon Take Over Chicago As The Third-Largest In US, Census Data Shows – NBC 5 Chicago; Chicago’s Population Drop Could Have More Impacts Beyond Falling Behind Houston – NBC 5 Chicago; Legislator Calls Pritzker A ‘Population Denier’ After Data Show Chicago Loses More – Center Square — Pritzker Denies Census Numbers – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago; Chicago Won’t Give Up Nearly $50 Million It’s Owed Under Bears Proposal To Keep Team In Chicago – Crain’s Chicago Business; Multimillion-Dollar Highland Park Condos Woo Buyers Disaffected With Chicago – Crain’s Chicago Business; As Bears Threaten To Leave Chicago, Bears Stadium Debate Should Shift South To Michael Reese Site, Civic Federation President Says – Chicago Sun-Times; New Hope? Why The Bears Believe They Will Succeed Where George Lucas Failed – Chicago Sun-Times; Danville Reels From Major Business Closures, Local Leaders Plan Economic Rebound – ABC 20 Springfield

CARJACKAPALOOZA: Chicago Man Arrested Less Than An Hour After Robbing, Carjacking 45-Year-Old Victim At Gunpoint: Police – Fox 32 Chicago; River North Carjacking – CWB Chicago

Down But Not Out: Wrestling Community Rallies Around Photographer After Recent Car Break In/Robbery – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago

LAW AND ORDER UPDATE: Man Shot In Jefferson Park Neighborhood Where Last Month 12- And 13-Year-Olds Robbed At Gunpoint – Nadig Newspapers; Chicago Police Investigating At Least 6 Overnight Business Break-Ins, Possible Burglaries – ABC 7 Chicago; Gunmen Shot, Critically Injured Man Who Intervened In Wicker Park Robbery, Police Say – CWB Chicago; Roscoe Village Neighbors Urge Officials To Address Crime They Say Is Linked To Late-Night Bars – Block Club Chicago; 3 Wounded In SW Side Shootout, Including 14-Year-Old Boy: CPD – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago; Socialist Chicago Council Member Rossana Rodriguez Says It’s ‘Racist’ To Punish Criminals, America Is A ‘Garbage’ Society – Fox News; 6 Charged In Conspiracy To Stage Armed Robberies To Qualify For U.S. Visas For Crime Victims – Chicago Tribune

THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCAM: Hertz’s Electric Cars Were A Bad Bet – Jalopnik

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Your transportation related headlines for Thursday, May 16th, 2024

CHICAGO, CHICAGOLAND, ILLINOIS HEADLINES

Snowflake Cyclist Activists Whine About Street Safety, Demand Absurd 25 MPH Speed Limit For Cars Citywide – WBEZ 91.5 FM Chicago — REALITY CHECK: 96 PERCENT OF CHICAGO BIKERS ILLEGALLY IGNORE STOP SIGNS, AND 70 PERCENT OF CHICAGO BIKERS ILLEGALLY IGNORE RED LIGHTS — MAKING STREETS MUCH LESS SAFE THAN THEY SHOULD BE

Willie Wilson: Government Reliance On Red Light And Speed Camera Fines And Fees Hurts Everyone – Chicago Tribune

DRIVER ALERT: Pavement Repairs On North Lake Shore Drive Begin – CDOT — From May 20 To May 24, Two Southbound Lanes Between Hollywood Avenue And LaSalle Drive Will Be Closed To Traffic Daily From 9:30 AM To 4:00 PM. One Lane Will Remain Closed Continuously Throughout The Week – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago

DRIVER ALERT: Lane Closures On Kennedy Expressway To Start Friday For Four Weekends – Block Club Chicago

DRIVER ALERT: Chicago Mayfest On Armitage Avenue From Racine To Sheffield, This Weekend In Lincoln Park — Spring Lincoln Roscoe Art Fair, On Lincoln Avenue From Roscoe To School This Weekend In Lake View — Watch For Street Closures, Parking Restrictions, And Tow Warnings

THIN BLUE LINE: DIRTY DOZEN — 12 Illinois Democrats (Sean Casten, Danny Davis, Bill Foster, Chuy Garcia, Jonathan Jackson, Robin Kelly, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Delia Ramirez, Mike Quigley, Jan Schakowsky, Brad Schneider, And Lauren Underwood) Vote Against Deporting Illegals That Attack Police Officers – Newsweek; Fake Prosecutor Kim Foxx Wants To Ban Crime Fighting Traffic Stops – ABC 7 Chicago; CPS Moves To Ban Police From Schools – Chicago Tonight; Fallen Police Officers Honored During Memorial Service In Elgin – Chicago Daily Herald; ‘It Doesn’t Matter If He Has Four Legs Or Two Legs’: Statue Would Honor Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax As One Of The Fallen – Chicago Daily Herald; Assaults On Law Enforcement Highest In Ten Years, FBI Says – Daily Caller

Former CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson Leading Effort To Keep ShotSpotter In Chicago – NBC 5 Chicago

DOWNTOWN CRIME WAVE: Downtown Residents Meet With CPD Over Safety Concerns As Jam-Packed Summer Looms – ABC 7 Chicago; Johnson Gaslights On DNC Safety – The Hill — Hamas-Holes Say They Will March At DNC Even Without A Permit – CBS 2 Chicago

GAS PRICE CRISIS: Illinois Average Gas Price Is $3.90 Per Gallon — Chicago Average Gas Price Jumps To $4.35 Per Gallon — Diesel In Chicago Is $4.59 Per Gallon – AAA Illinois Average Gas Prices — ILLINOIS HAS 8TH HIGHEST GAS PRICES IN THE US, AND THE HIGHEST GAS PRICE EAST OF THE ROCKIES — AAA State Average Gas Prices — National Average Gas Price Is $3.62 Per Gallon – AAA Gas Prices — NATIONAL AVERAGE GAS PRICE WAS ONLY $2.39 PER GALLON WHEN BIDEN TOOK OFFICE IN JANUARY 2021 — BEFORE RISING BY 110 PCT — TO REACH AN ALL TIME HIGH OF $5.02 IN JUNE 2022

CHI-EXIT/IL-EXIT UPDATE: New Census Data: 75% Of Illinois Cities Shrank Last Year, Chicago Population Drop Nation’s 3rd-Worst – Wirepoints; 9-Years Of Decline: Expect Chicago To Be No. 4 Behind Houston By 2035 – Illinois Policy Institute; 3 In 4 Illinois Communities Lost Population In 2023 – Illinois Population Institute; Latest Census Data Shows Illinois’ Largest Cities Continuing To Lose Population – Center Square; Suburban Cook County Biggest Area Population Loser In Recent Years, Census Estimates Show – Chicago Tribune; Census Estimates Say Lake County’s Population Has Declined In Recent Years; ‘We’re Just Kind Of Expecting Slow Growth From Here On Out – Lake County News-Sun; Did Neighbors Leave Your Town Last Year – Illinois Policy Institute; Downtown Chicago’s Big Condo Chill – Crain’s Chicago Business Daily Gist Podcast; Chef Rick Bayless Considered A New Loop Restaurant. He’s Taking It To Skokie Instead – Crain’s Chicago Business

CARJACKAPALOOZA: 17-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Carjacked Woman At Gunpoint In Marquette Park – Fox 32 Chicago; Man Charged In Gold Coast Robbery, Carjacking Spree Earlier This Year Is Linked To Yet Another Hijacking – CWB Chicago

Lake View Driver Confronted By Fellow Motorist, Beaten With Baseball Bat: CPD – WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago

LAW AND ORDER UPDATE: 2 Robbed While Walking In Bucktown, Old Town On Wednesday Morning – CWB Chicago; Man Attacked Librarians And 77-Year-Old Library Patron With Metal Bookend, Prosecutors Say In Attempted Murder Filings – CWB Chicago; Parolee Tied Up 2 Men During Lake View Armed Home Invasion Just 10 Days After Getting Out Of Prison, Officials Say – CWB Chicago; Driver Who Killed 78-Year-Old Woman While Fleeing A Locksmith He Didn’t Want To Pay Gets Probation – CWB Chicago

THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCAM: EVs Make You Car-Sick – Car And Driver

Clark Street Outdoor Dining Program Will Return This Summer — But Traffic Lanes Will Stay Open, After Residents/Businesses Object To 6 Month Traffic Ban – Block Club Chicago, WBBM AM 780 News Radio Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, CBS 2 Chicago, Fox 32 Chicago, WGN 9 Chicago

Snowflake Cyclists Want More Traffic Clogging Bike Lanes – Block Club Chicago

Community Karens Trying To Kill Jobs In North Lawndale From Proposed Warehouse Project – Chicago Magazine

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