Greg Hinz has an excellent recap of the events that led up to Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano's alleged suicide, and a look into how it feels to cover a suicide — and feel responsible for one [Crain's]
Tracy Swartz talks to the director of a company called Aftermath that often does cleanup after someone is hit by a CTA or Metra train [RedEye]
Eric Zorn comments on how Pagano should have known how traumatizing it is for a train's operator to kill a pedestrian [Chicago Tribune]
The long-threatened CTA service cuts took effect early this morning, despite last-minute efforts to strike a deal with the agency's unions.
Though negotiations continue to restore service perhaps as soon as late next week, riding almost any CTA bus or train today will take considerably longer than it did yesterday.
Nine express bus routes have been eliminated, 41 bus routes have had their beginning and/or end times cut, and 78 more buses will see less frequent service. All "L" lines except for the Yellow Line will see less frequent service. Read more...
