Midday News Links: CTA Looking To Speed Up Chicago Avenue Bus Route
By Chuck Sudo in News on Jul 1, 2014 6:30PM
- Chicago Transit Authority is considering eliminating nine bus stops along the No. 66 (aka "666") Chicago Avenue bus route and timing stoplights to speed the buses on the route from a near-crawl to something approximating actual service. [RedEye]
- Berkshire Partners is nearing a deal to buy Portillo's. They're offering $1 billion. That's a lot of hot dogs. [Reuters]
- Carmelo Anthony made Chicago the first stop on his free agency tour. The Sun-Times is all in and want him in a Bulls uniform. [Sun-Times]
- A Bridgeport jeweler had $250,000 in diamonds and jewelry stolen from its shop. [DNAinfo Chicago]
- NHL free agency is underway. No word on the Blackhawks resigning Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews yet. [CBS Chicago]
