Green Line

News & Politics, Transportation Aug 21, 2018
What’s the deal with the 31st Street bus?

A pilot run seems to have fizzled, and Third Ward alderman Pat Dowell is arguing in favor of canceling the service
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Transportation, Transportation, #31st Street bus, #35th Street bus, Bridgeport, Chinatown, Mercy Hospital, IIT, Green Line, CTA, Lake Meadows Shopping Center, Pat Dowell, Bridgeport Alliance, Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, Active Transportation Alliance, Jon Hilkevitch, bike lanes, Dorval Carter

Blogs, Bleader Oct 26, 2017
The Mothman cometh? My friend thinks he may have encountered Chicago’s new monster

My friend Jeff saw something big flying over Lake Street this summer. Was it the Chicago Mothman?
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: News, Paranormal, Mothman, Lake Street, Green Line, flying humanoid, Man-Bat, Homey the Clown, Urban Legends, Chicago Mothman, Phantoms and Monsters, Fulton Street Market

Music, Music Feature Sep 28, 2016
Video
Saba brings the west side to life in rap

On the new mixtape Bucket List Project, the Pivot Gang MC reminds Chicago that one of its most violent neighborhoods is also a home.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Saba, Tahj Chandler, Tahj Malik Chandler, Bucket List, Bucket List Project, Comfort Zone, Pivot, Pivot Gang, rapper, producer, hip-hop, Austin, west side, Green Line, Oak Park, Noname, Phoelix, Telefone, Westside Bound 3, American Hypothesis, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Twista, Lupe Fiasco, Crucial Conflict, Wildstyle, Common, Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Food & Liquor, Do or Die, ZMoney, Lud Foe, Sicko Mobb, bop, Dlow, Lucki, Mick Jenkins, Dally Auston, Saint Catherine of Siena Saint Lucy School, Stunt Taylor, GPS, Church Liquor Store, Joseph Chilliams, Uncle Remus, MacArthur’s, Young Chicago Authors, Video

News & Politics, Transportation Dec 28, 2015
2015 was a great year for Chicago transit

Milestones in Chicago's year in transportation included the Riverwalk extension, the 606, the Divvy expansion, and Loop Link.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Transportation, Chicago Riverwalk, Loop Link, Illiana Tollway, the 606, Ventra, South Shore Line, transit-oriented development, Divvy, Divvy for Everyone, protected bike lanes, Green Line

Blogs, Bleader Apr 3, 2015
Just when you thought it was safe, here comes another debate over TIFs

Another day, another TIF dispute, but the fact remains: 48 percent of the money is going to just 5 percent of the city.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: $$$, Politics, News, tax increment financing, TIFs, Greg Hinz, Crain's, Rahm Emanuel, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, 2015 election, mayoral election, mayor, Chicago, Chicago politics, economic development, Ben Joravsky, poverty, CTA, Green Line

Music, Pitchfork Jul 17, 2013
Video
Friday: What bands are on our Pitchfork fest itineraries?

Female artists dominate the day-one agendas of Reader readers and staff.
- By Peter Margasak, Gwynedd Stuart, and Kayla Hartman
- Tags: Pitchfork, Daughn Gibson, Sub Pop, drum machines, Areif Sless-Kitain, Jim Elkington, Mac DeMarco, Angel Oslen, Mikal Cronin, Joanna Newsom, Bjork, bras, fashion, hot-weather fashion, Frankie Rose, Trash Talk, wine, Green Line, Woods, Wire, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 15, 2012
Thigh, how are you?: the Red Line Green Zone

On the sociosexual dynamics of public transit
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Gross, Transportation, News, Barbara Brotman, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Transit Authority, CTA, Whet Moser, Red Line, Green Line, Rome not being built in a day

Blogs, Bleader Oct 11, 2012
Should Emanuel move to Englewood?

Rahm's desegregation plan
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Neighborhoods, Segregation, Politics, Rahm Emanuel, segregation, diversity, Englewood, Lake View, Beverly, Hyde Park, Morgan Park, Edgewater, Uptown, Rogers Park, Jane Byrne, Magnificent Mile, Cabrini-Green, unemployment rate, homicide rate, dropout rate, charters, Green Line, Bass elementary, University of Chicago Lab School, Chicago Public Schools, school desegregation, magnet schools, affordable housing, Douglas Massey, American Apartheid

Blogs, Bleader Jun 5, 2012
CTA provides extensive FAQ for Red Line closure

The CTA provides a detailed report on the south-side Red Line closure
- By Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: Broken, Seriously?, News, CTA, Red Line, Cermak, 95th-Dan Ryan, Green Line, Garfield station

Blogs, Bleader Jun 4, 2012
The Red Line, now between Howard and Cermak (for five months)

The CTA will shut down the entire south end of the Red Line for five months, which shouldn't inconvenience anyone
- By Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: Broken, Seriously?, News, Sun-Times, CTA, Red Line, Green Line, Brian Steele

Blogs, Bleader Mar 15, 2012
This week's food and drink events

The Good Food Festival, a curling and lasagna event, Saint Patrick's Day specials, and more.
- By Daniel Gerzina
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Girl and the Goat, Kilgus Farms, Stillwater Artisanal Ales, Virtue Cider, Underground Goat, Cityscape Bar, Graystone Wines, Italiasia, Sheffield's, Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout, Good Food Festival, Localicious, Autre Monde Cafe, Big Bowl, Big Jones, Chicago Diner, City Provisions, Duke's Ale House and Kitchen, Province, Trattoria No. 10, the Bedford, Saigon Sisters, Browntrout, Uncommon Ground, Revolution Brewing Company, Half Acre, Goose Island, Templeton Rye, Sunnyside Up, Real Dirt on Farmer John, Markethouse, Lent, Bell's Ale, Green Line, Good Food Festival, Bruce Sherman, North Pond Restaurant, Mark Mendez, Vera, Rob Levitt, Butcher & Larder, Paul Virant, Vie, Culinary Historians of Chicago, Jennifer McLagan, Kendall College School of Culinary Arts, Chicago Curling Club, Twisted Butter, World Senior Curling Championship, U.S. Curling Team, Ram Brewery, Saint Patrick's Day, 25 Degrees, The Gage, Pizza Persona, The Southern, Jerry's Wicker Park, Renaissance Hotel Chicago, Dinner Tales, Blackbird, Paul Kahan, Mercadito, Patricio Sandoval, Olmeca Tequila, Chichicapa Mezcal, Double A, Firestone Walker XV, DJ Grimsborg, Mas de Gourgonnier, Daniel Hodge, H2Vino, Les Baux de Provence, Bistro Campagne.

News & Politics, Neighborhood News Nov 6, 1997
Losing Track

Many people think tearing down a neglected stretch of the el is good for Woodlawn. Many people with cars, that is.
- By J.W. Mason
- Tags: Neighborhood News, CTA, el, 63rd Street, Jackson Park branch, Green Line

Browse Music

Browse Film

Browse Food & Drink

Browse The Bleader

Articles

What’s the deal with the 31st Street bus?

A pilot run seems to have fizzled, and Third Ward alderman Pat Dowell is arguing in favor of canceling the service

The Mothman cometh? My friend thinks he may have encountered Chicago’s new monster

My friend Jeff saw something big flying over Lake Street this summer. Was it the Chicago Mothman?

Video
Saba brings the west side to life in rap

On the new mixtape Bucket List Project, the Pivot Gang MC reminds Chicago that one of its most violent neighborhoods is also a home.

2015 was a great year for Chicago transit

Milestones in Chicago's year in transportation included the Riverwalk extension, the 606, the Divvy expansion, and Loop Link.

Just when you thought it was safe, here comes another debate over TIFs

Another day, another TIF dispute, but the fact remains: 48 percent of the money is going to just 5 percent of the city.

Video
Friday: What bands are on our Pitchfork fest itineraries?

Female artists dominate the day-one agendas of Reader readers and staff.

Thigh, how are you?: the Red Line Green Zone

On the sociosexual dynamics of public transit

Should Emanuel move to Englewood?

Rahm's desegregation plan

CTA provides extensive FAQ for Red Line closure

The CTA provides a detailed report on the south-side Red Line closure

The Red Line, now between Howard and Cermak (for five months)

The CTA will shut down the entire south end of the Red Line for five months, which shouldn't inconvenience anyone

This week's food and drink events

The Good Food Festival, a curling and lasagna event, Saint Patrick's Day specials, and more.

Losing Track

Many people think tearing down a neglected stretch of the el is good for Woodlawn. Many people with cars, that is.

Other Searches

Browse Music

Browse Film

Browse Food & Drink

Browse The Bleader

Articles

Issue.Year

Features

Sort by:

A pilot run seems to have fizzled, and Third Ward alderman Pat Dowell is arguing in favor of canceling the service

My friend Jeff saw something big flying over Lake Street this summer. Was it the Chicago Mothman?

On the new mixtape Bucket List Project, the Pivot Gang MC reminds Chicago that one of its most violent neighborhoods is also a home.

Milestones in Chicago's year in transportation included the Riverwalk extension, the 606, the Divvy expansion, and Loop Link.

Another day, another TIF dispute, but the fact remains: 48 percent of the money is going to just 5 percent of the city.

Female artists dominate the day-one agendas of Reader readers and staff.

On the sociosexual dynamics of public transit

Rahm's desegregation plan

The CTA provides a detailed report on the south-side Red Line closure

The CTA will shut down the entire south end of the Red Line for five months, which shouldn't inconvenience anyone

The Good Food Festival, a curling and lasagna event, Saint Patrick's Day specials, and more.

Many people think tearing down a neglected stretch of the el is good for Woodlawn. Many people with cars, that is.

Other Searches