On this date in 1950, 33 people were killed when a streetcar hit a gasoline truck on the South Side.
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One For The Road: The Green Hornet Streetcar Disaster
Four Guardian Angels Stabbed At Red Line Station
Four Guardian Angels volunteer CTA security guards were stabbed and injured Tuesday night when they tried to intervene in a robbery.
What's With All This BRT Talk?
When the Department of Transportation unleashed its action agenda this week, it was the latest City initiative to highlight Bus Rapid Transit: an express bus/L train lovechild concept that debuts later this year.
Extra Extra: Obama Cracks Himself Up At White House Correspondents' Dinner
“Four years ago I was locked in a brutal primary battle with Hillary Clinton. Now, she won’t stop drunk-texting me from Cartagena.”
CTA Train Chartered By Illinois Railway Museum Derails
There were no injuries to the 40 passengers on the train.
Man Dies At Chicago "L" Station After Coming In Contact With Third Rail
Authorities haven't said if Mckee urinated on the electrified rail, but that hasn't stopped CBS Chicago or WLS-AM from speculating about that in their headlines to the story.
Extra Extra: Ditch The Car, Save On Transportation Costs
Two Chicago police officers were injured in a car crash, three women were beaten at a South Side Burger King, and other news.
First Look: Glazed and Infused Doughnuts
Glazed and Infused is about to take donuts in Chicago to a whole new level.
Extra Extra: CTA To Lift Ban On Alcohol Ads On Trains
The ads still will not be allowed on buses, but haven't alcohol ads always been on bus shelters? Weren't we all punished enough by those Kim Kardashian Midori ads?
CTA Has Highest Ridership Increase In 20 Years
CTA today announced it provided 531,960,253 rides in 2011.
Why Did The Rooster Cross The CTA Tracks?
A rooster somehow got on the train tracks at the Logan Square station on Sunday night, forcing the CTA to shut down the Blue Line.
Extra Extra: Mayor Emanuel Buys New SUVs for the Police Department
Chicago will be getting 100 new Ford SUVs after the Mayor saw them at the Chicago Auto Show, a police officer fell ill and died on duty, and other news.
Extra Extra: The CTA Is Throwing A Garage Sale
The Chicago Transit Authority is auctioning off unused supplies to raise cash.
Extra Extra: Parents Hold School Sit-In To Protest Possible Teacher Firings
Parents held a 22-hour school sit-in in advance of a vote that could let go of teachers for poor student performance, a shooting at a nightclub left one dead, and other news.
Extra Extra: Jennifer Hudson To Perform Whitney Houston Grammy Tribute
Jennifer Hudson will sing a tribute to Whitney Houston at tonight's Grammy Awards, a person was killed after crashing head-on into a CTA bus, and other news.
Toxic Transportation Bill? DC Vote Could Have Big Local Service And Political Ramifications
If you want to piss voters off, mess with their commute. Those concerns might explain some surprising action taken by local pols related to a bill in DC that could have big impacts at home.
One For The Road: "L" Car No. 1
How did the Chicago History Museum get the city's first elevated train car in the museum? Very carefully, as you'll see in this video.
How Did Teens Disable A CTA Bus And Rob Its Passengers?
Taking a page from train robbers like Jesse James, four teenagers disabled a CTA bus, boarded it, beat the driver and robbed its passengers. How could that happen, and will it happen again?
Extra Extra: Illinois Unemployment Rate Falls
Gov. Quinn heads to Brazil, the state unemployment rate falls, and other news.
Chicagoist Weekend Blotter: Four Teens Charged With Beating CTA Bus Driver
Six people were shot on the south side, a woman's body was found in the snow in Chicago Heights, and other weekend news.
Train Trouble: CTA Sits New L Cars Over Safety Concerns
The wheels on the bus go round and round, but not so much on the CTA's new L cars which have been shelved due to safety concerns.
CTA Receives Federal Grant to Complete Slow Zone Repairs
CTA was awarded a TIGER grant to repair the 3.5 mile slow zone stretch of Blue Line tracks between Damen and Belmont.
Make Your Own CTA Tracker
CTA has a do-it-yourself transit info display that "makes it easy for anyone with some computer savvy" to put together a slideshow of bus and train route arrival times so that folks reliant on public transportation don't, for example, freeze their little piggies waiting for a caravan of Clark Street buses.
CTA Finishes Surveillance Network Ahead of Schedule
CTA President Forrest Claypool said “We feel like this is about as close a saturation as you can get.” In addition to rail stations, newer model CTA cars come equipped with onboard cameras, which officials say will eventually provide real time data to police.
CTA Budget Passes, But Labor Concessions It Relies On Are Unlikely
Forrest Claypool's 2012 CTA Budget closes a $277 million deficit without fare hikes or service cuts. The problem? It's built on work rule changes that labor unions probably won't stomach.
Toni Preckwinkle Wants to Cut Cook County's CTA Funding
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is unhappy with the city of Chicago and the CTA, so she is taking matters into her own hands.
Afternoon Diversion: Woman Blocks CTA Bus
This woman decided if she couldn't ride the bus south on Broadway, then nobody can.
Holiday Train Keeps A-Rollin'
The Chicago Transit Authority announced the 2011 holiday train schedule.
Happy November! A Love Letter to CTA Heat Lamps
'Tis the season to huddle around the glowing lights of the heat lamps on CTA platforms, one of those little things that make us love Chicago.
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