Transportation
A 36-year-old man taken to Stroger Hospital with cuts to his neck and body and was listed in fair condition, authorities said.
The retirement of the Regional Transportation Authority began Monday as its board was granted new powers by the landmark Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act.
The worker who died was identified as Calvin L. Holley, 52, from the Dunning neighborhood. The three were hit by a driver early Saturday in Des Plaines in what has been ruled an accident.
A car hit a pedestrian early Sunday in the westbound lanes of the Eisenhower expressway near Pulaski Road. About 30 minutes later, two cars collided at 18th Street in the southbound lanes of the Dan Ryan expressway.
The CTA said Red Line trains in both directions will be rerouted to elevated tracks between the Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown stations.
The legislation adds an additional level of oversight over insurance companies by giving the state Department of Insurance authority to review rate increases and reject them if they are found unfair.
But before the ramp opens, crews will close it from 11 p.m. Thursday until 5 a.m. Friday.
The commuter rail agency is adding four late-day train trips on weekdays and 18 more train trips on weekends on the Rock Island District. The Electric line will have more frequent service starting June 15.
Firefighters responded to a call around 7 p.m. about a fire on the northbound Brown Line tracks at the Belmont station, according to a Chicago Fire Department official. All passengers were cleared off the train and no injuries were reported.
The crash happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday in the southbound lanes of I-94 near 91st Street. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and three others were taken to nearby hospitals.
The driver who hit the car the woman was in got out and fled the crash. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
The Chicago Department of Aviation estimates a little more than 2 million passengers at O’Hare and Midway International Airports combined, from Thursday through Tuesday. And about 8.5 million vehicles are projected to travel on Illinois tollways.
The restaurant’s owner is suing Midway Airport’s master concessionaire, accusing SSP America of using Gene & Georgetti’s “trademarks, trade secrets” and other of “confidential information”— including recipes, ingredients, suppliers and marketing strategies— only to change the menu in a way that destroys the restaurant’s reputation and brand.
Iker Paredes of West Town died at the scene Sunday, and five other people were injured.
Lanell C. Fields, 51, was charged with aggravated armed kidnapping, unlawful restraint and aggravated assault, Chicago police said.
The 57-year-old woman driving the bus was not injured Wednesday’s attack that ended on the Near North Side. Passengers were aboard.
William Cheaks Jr. has spent a lifetime in city government, working his way up the ladder from laborer to manager of major infrastructure projects. He’ll need that experience and the relationships built along the way to run the $1.83 billion Chicago Department of Transportation.
The largest drops in violent crime have been on trains and buses, where police statistics show there has been a 30% drop over last year through May 10.