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Working Lunch Thursday, January 16, 2025 | | |
| | | | | It's lunchtime, Chicago. The first weeks of a program to test automated ticketing of vehicles parked in bike and bus lanes downtown generated thousands of warnings and violations, data obtained by the Tribune show. Between Nov. 6 and
Dec. 13, the city issued some 3,577 warnings and tickets to parking scofflaws under the new Smart Streets pilot program. The vast majority were warnings, as only warnings could be issued during the first month of the program; but even after that, warnings are still issued for a first violation. But the city did issue 13 tickets in the first weeks of December, the data shows, which would have been given for repeat violations. Also in transportation news, CTA chief of staff Nora Leerhsen will become the acting president of the transit agency, taking over after Dorval Carter’s retirement at the end of January. Leerhsen, a high-level CTA official, will for now take on leadership of an agency that has faced rampant complaints from riders in recent years. Read that story and more in today's Working Lunch. Get news alerts | Top business stories | Real estate | | | | The program allows the city to use cameras to mail tickets to registered vehicle owners for violations in an area that covers much of downtown. | | | | | The next CTA leader will face the task of helping to rebuild trust in the agency, which has been criticized for issues with service, personal safety and conditions on buses and trains | | | | | Diversey House, which bills itself as an experiential sports bar and brewery, will feature on-site offerings from both Steep Ravine and Moor’s and a new menu from celebrity chef and partner Marc Anthony Bynum. | | | | | Vista continues to operate the only hospital in northeastern Lake County in Waukegan. | | | | | The whistleblower gained national attention last year after publicly claiming the company violated federal copyright laws. | | | | | The three-year grant will help the Naperville institution bolster its guest experience, supporting anything from new exhibits to special events, museum officials say. | | | |
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