Sox Shuffle Continues
Friday Afternoon Diversion
Jay-Z Announces 2010 Tour Dates. Chicago Not On List.
I Fight Dragon$
"Batman" Headline Is a Stretch, But Prison Escape Story Could Be Its Own Movie
First person to name the song those lyrics in the headline came from gets a no-prize.
- Own some of Billy Corgan. Really.
- It's not a good idea to e-mail a Playboy playmate via Myspace, especially when said playmate is dating the Bears' Adam Archuleta, you're from Aurora, and type in bold threatening capital letters.
- Some Wisconsinites have a unique take on the designated driver.
- What did you do on your summer vacation? (via)
- Give it up for your 2007 Fulmer Cup-winning Illinois Fighting Illini.
- Someone used an iPhone to tap into their inner Grissom and take a picture of Lance Briggs' Lamborghini while Briggs was behind the wheel.
- You know what they call Little League in the South?
- The unofficial puffed corn snack of Rogers Park, in pictures.
- Cubs Fans: Please Stop Believin' (better late than never for this one, eh?).
- Let us never forget the "heckuva job" Brownie did in New Orleans. Or that today was the fiftieth anniversary of Strom Thurmond's filibuster against voting rights. And never let them get away with these things again.
"Bike Commute" courtesy of the commuting-by-bicycle-herself Chicagoist Prime.
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If google is correct, this is from The Flying Burrito Brothers' "Wheels".
Did make Extra Extra, but did make it to my inbox. I received this:
Dear Valued Chicago Card Plus Customer:
Due to insufficient state funding, the Chicago Transit Authority Board recently approved a contingency plan which includes changes to CTA service and fares. Without additional funding, this contingency plan will take effect on September 16, 2007. Customers who pay with cash or Transit Cards and use the CTA weekdays will pay higher fares at rail stations and on buses (depending on the time of day they ride). Fares will also increase for customers who use Chicago Card® and Chicago Card Plus®. Visit www.transitchicago.com to learn more about CTA's 2007 fare changes.
Under this plan, beginning September 16, the fare for Chicago Card and Chicago Card Plus customers will increase from $1.75 to $2.00 per ride, and 25¢ for a transfer (which allows two additional rides within two hours of issuance), regardless of the time of day. However, the bonus structure currently in place will remain, providing a $2 bonus for every $20 of Pay-Per-Use value added to an account. The cost of a 30-day unlimited Chicago Card Plus card will also increase from $75.00 to $84.00.
If the fare change goes into effect on September 16, the new $2.00 fare will be deducted from your Pay-Per-Use Chicago Card Plus account. Those who use the Chicago Card Plus 30-day unlimited ride pass, and whose reload occurs on or after September 16, will be charged the new rate of $84.00 on their accounts.
Chicago Card and Chicago Card Plus offer the best value for traveling on CTA. Thank you for choosing Chicago Card Plus as your fare payment option.
F U. You want funding? Make these trains look like NASCARS.
huh. i just reordered a lost chicago card today.. got the acknowledgment for replacement, but nothing about the fare upping. gg cta.
FLAMIN HOTTTTT CHEETOS RULEZZZZZ....... ROGERS PARK HAS THE BEST BLOGGERZZZZ
Nice to see you can come with with a bicycle picture from Chicago, Chicagoist.