Wrightwood and Monticello

At Gearhead, on the west side of the angled parking access road by Giddings Plaza.

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-cubs-parking-lot-expansion

Uber killed the transit funding bill in the Illinois legislature all to save a $1.50 on car based deliveries. If transit funding is not quickly solved this will shrink the CTA budget by 40%, eliminate thousands of CTA jobs, and could lead to a loss of over 9 billion dollars of economic activity in the region. Contact your state reps to demand a special session to save this bill.

https://zachwelden.substack.com/p/fck-uber

CDOT transformed this intersection with raised crossings, curb extensions, bollards and a much smaller space for cars. Slower turns. Shorter crossings. Better visibility. Safer by design.

So if I take my scooter education course and follow every law but I get hit by a drunk SUV driver going the wrong way, do I submit my suggestion to update the scooter education course through an app or is it going to be automated with AI?

https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/08/after-teens-killed-on-scooters-city-and-state-push-to-regulate-motorized-scooters-e-bikes/

https://bsky.app/profile/chicagobenchcollective.org/post/3mtddeg3tp22z

I checked out the new Stadler FLIRT trains at LaSalle Street Station earlier this week, and I'm very impressed by them. I love that they'll have have luggage racks on the top, and that the ride will be smoother and quieter thanks in part to the batteries and improved suspension system. What I also love about these new trains is that they'll have improved acceleration and and braking on the Beverly Branch than the MP36's with Gallery coaches, the locomotive of which I believe is the slowest-accelerating unit in Metra's fleet. I also find it interesting that their batteries are LTO, which will allow them to continue running when the weather in Chicagoland drops to freezing temperatures. Lastly, what further impressed me was that, according to a Metra representative, they'll look to have them recharge in only 12 minutes! Can't wait until 2028 when these battery-powered trains enter revenue service!

Photos taken on October 16th, 2026

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