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Pro-Hole Rally Tonight

Pro-Hole Rally Tonight

Riding the Brown Line home tonight? Local comedian Ken Barnard is organizing a rally at the Montrose Sinkhole to er, protest its filling/be silly. The fun starts at 4:45 and people should be there until around 5:30. BYO signs. more ›

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Nightmare Travel Stories

Nightmare Travel Stories

Thee Erin's photo of the luggage carousel/circle of hell at Midway is giving us the shakes. more ›

Blago to RTA: No Christmas Cheer for You

Blago to RTA: No Christmas Cheer for You

The Tribune's "Clout Street" blog is reporting that Governor Blagojevich, whose probably still feeling like the most badass father on the planet after scoring free Hannah Montana tickets for his daughters, will not call lawmakers back to Springfield until January 2nd, effectively putting to rest any speculation that a transit funding deal will get hammered out by year's end. more ›

Shiiiiiit, Things Are Awesome

Shiiiiiit, Things Are Awesome

We usually wait until later in the day to post things that are awesome, but the Sun-Times says today's weather is "lifeless." Maybe everybody just needs an injection of stuff that doesn't suck. We're gaga for dinosaurs, so news of this mumified dinosaur made our nerd senses tingle. Even better? Phil Manning, a paleontologist at England's University of Manchester who is leading the examination, told Wired, "When I first saw it in the field, (I... more ›

Doomsday Averted, For Now

Doomsday Averted, For Now

Breaking news: No Doomsday! (...until January maybe.) Blago offered $27 million grant to keep the CTA and Pace functioning at their current levels, and even though transit officials had said they wouldn't accept short-term solutions, CBS2 is reporting that Mayor Daley did. More as it happens. Also, what's that story about a little boy crying some animal? Coyote? Dingo? The boy who cried...panther? It's on the tip of our tongue... UPDATE Looks like we... more ›

Countdown to Doomsday ...

Countdown to Doomsday ...

It's T-minus four days until "Doomsday I," and the storm clouds are gathering. Mayor Daley held a press conference at a bus stop yesterday, announcing that "This is do-or-die time." State legislators aren't in session right now, and won't be until Friday — gaaaah! cutting it close, guys! — but Mike Madigan thinks he can get his bill calling for a tax increase to fund transit through the House and the Senate. Madigan needs... more ›

Today in Transit News ...

Today in Transit News ...

The US House subcommittee on highways and transit will conduct a hearing here on October 29 to determine what kinds of transit improvements Chicago would need before we could host the Olympics. Why yes, October 29 is a mere 6 days before our public transit system starts collapsing into itself like a dying star! "Mayor Richard Daley, Blagojevich, officials from the Regional Transportation Authority, the three transit agencies and the U.S. Olympic Committee will... more ›

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