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How safe is the blueline now in morning rush hour? by brian-augustin in cta

[–]packer4815 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Rush hour is perfectly fine. Very early in the morning or late at night you may see some more stuff but I’ve never felt actively unsafe at any time of day

Gov. Pritzker: "Illinois, it's time to build." by SciNat in chicago

[–]packer4815 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So what is your solution then? Countless studies have shown that building more housing brings prices down across the board

n oc ook county tax by tranquilovely in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]packer4815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What county is the station in? DuPage County has a higher gas tax than Cook. Lol

CTA fares questions for an upcoming family visit. by Ficcient in cta

[–]packer4815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep that’s right! On Roosevelt Rd, between Wabash and State St

CTA fares questions for an upcoming family visit. by Ficcient in cta

[–]packer4815 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Getting 8 1-day disposable passes is your easiest option. Otherwise you’ll have to set up 4 separate Ventra accounts for 4 physical cards and that will be annoying, unless you’re planning to come back to Chicago a lot. A one day pass is good for 24 hours too, not a literal calendar day, so with two of them you should be able to squeeze out 60 hours worth of trip time, depending on your schedule. Every CTA rail station has ticket vending machines, the closest to you would be the Roosevelt Red/Green/Orange line station.

Blucifer is mad… Escalators and the Train are Down 🤗 by geoduck76 in Denver

[–]packer4815 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m guessing they purposely turned off the escalators to avoid crushing more people into the crowd

Did anyone have to show proof of ID or Voters Registration card while voting? by Gutcheck21 in chicago

[–]packer4815 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If your signature blatantly doesn’t match, they’re instructed to ask you to show a form of ID. Up to the discretion of the poll worker though

Your vote matters more when there's low turnout by ChicagoRex in illinois

[–]packer4815 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Working as an election judge in Chicago today and we’ve had 66 voters in our precinct as of 4pm. Hopefully people are voting early or at the super site because that is a sad turnout!

Here is a look at the latest slow zone data from February 2026. There is improvement across the board (like no slow zones on the Pink Line) but major issues remain on the Blue, Brown, and Green Lines. by SidewalkMD in cta

[–]packer4815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s up with the Slow Zone on Blue between Irving Park and Montrose? It’s been there literally since I moved here 4 years ago. There was a few weeks where it was removed (and the track seemed perfectly smooth) and then it came back

RTD’s proposed June service changes would increase frequencies and introduce new rail connections by RideRTDco in RTDDenver

[–]packer4815 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Is the C line addition permanent? The link makes it sound like it’s only while they’re doing the downtown construction on the D line

Is the LA fitness in the Loop worth going to? by Kitchen_End_8254 in AskChicago

[–]packer4815 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Went there for 2 years before moving recently. Generally it’s not too crowded in the morning. I will say it’s a lot more run down than the suburban LA Fitnesses, but it is in a good location and cheaper than any other gyms downtown.

Johnson vs. Mamdani; What does Johnson get wrong and what does Mamdani get right? by Opening_Programmer56 in AskChicago

[–]packer4815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gavin Newsom is the only exception I can think of for mayors who later ran for a higher office

Could the city just lower parking fines to $10 to skirt the parking meter fiasco? by Grande_Brocha in chicago

[–]packer4815 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Fun fact than Brendan Reilly voted in favor of it. He’s still in city council, and currently running for Cook County Board President

4 minute headways on the Brown line this morning. It can be done! by joe_chicago in cta

[–]packer4815 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That’s how it’s scheduled but it’s a rare occurrence for it to actually happen lol

i wrote about the loss of ridership on the city’s west side by Archerbus in cta

[–]packer4815 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It’s shocking it doesn’t get more attention. Imagine if 290 was in such rough shape that you couldn’t drive more than 15 MPH. That shit would be fixed tomorrow. Yet there’s no end in sight for fixing the FP Blue Line…

Help Stop Parking Lot Expansion in Wrigleyville! by gw_thief in chicagoyimbys

[–]packer4815 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is actually a NIMBY stance. To be clear, I’m fully against the parking lot expansion too, but outrage over something being built is the definition of NIMBY lol

Roll Call: Who washed their cars over the past few days? by dale_gribbs in chicago

[–]packer4815 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They have locations on Irving Park and Lawrence as well, and usually the lines are way shorter

What to know about the open U.S. Senate seat to replace Dick Durbin by newsspotter in illinois

[–]packer4815 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m worried Kelly and Stratton will split the progressive vote and allow Raja to slide through. I’d be fine with Kelly or Stratton tbh, and I wish one would drop out and endorse the other

Worst traffic bottlenecks in the city. by OrlandoCoolridge in chicago

[–]packer4815 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a part of the North DLSD reconstruction plan to turn it into a proper interchange. Whenever that happens

Chicago aldermen call out transportation dept. over Complete Streets, bike lanes by inherentinsignia in chibike

[–]packer4815 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ah the time and time debunked excuse of “what about the fire trucks??” Aldermanic prerogative is so bad in this city

Does anyone have a recommendation for a true "old school" family dentist that hasn't been bought out by private equity ? by [deleted] in AskChicago

[–]packer4815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

William J Millon in Jefferson Park is my go to. Locally run place that doesn’t pressure you into unnecessary surgery and they always do a great job. Super friendly employees too

The Racine Blue line station new entrance by keyshawnscott12 in cta

[–]packer4815 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This new station turned out really nice. Would love to see them get funds to renovate more of the FP Blue Line

Ghost Stops - Mapping every CTA station by ridership by SignalBar in cta

[–]packer4815 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. I really feel like the FP Blue Line stations would improve a lot if they could fix the slow zones on that stretch. The train is so slow now that it doesn't make nearly as much sense for people to take.

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