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N Seminary pavement work

As part of public way restoration work, the RPM contractor will install expansion joints in the pavement. There will be no through access in the alley, though garages/parking will remain accessible during this period.




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CTA Extends #9 Ashland to Connect Directly to Ravenswood Metra Station

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced the extension to one of its most heavily ridden routes, the #9 Ashland, to the Ravenswood Metra station located at Lawrence and Ravenswood.




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CTA Leverages Extensive Security Camera Network to Pilot Gun Detection Technology

As part of its continued efforts to enhance the security of riders and our employees, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) today announced the pilot implementation of a proactive Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based technology that leverages existing security cameras to specifically monitor for and alert security officials to only brandished firearms.




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Chicago Bears Fans Can Bear Down With Free CTA Rides After Sunday’s Game

Bears fans have the best End Zone dance in the National Football League when they take CTA to and from Soldier Field Sunday. FREE rides are provided after da Bears face the Titans —courtesy of our partners, Miller Lite. The free rides will be available on the following CTA routes for three hours on Sunday – beginning at approximately 3 p.m.:




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Argonne-led Research Shows Robust Investment in Transit Benefits Both Transit and Non-Transit Users

Investments in regional transit service would create 13-times the return in value in household and travel times savings, according to new research made public today at the Chicago Transit Board of Directors’ monthly meeting.




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New U-Pass Plus with Metra popular with UIC students; Thousands sign up for joint Metra/CTA fare product

More than 4,100 University of Illinois Chicago students have signed up to receive the new U-Pass + Metra, a pass that gives them unlimited rides on Metra and the CTA for a reduced fare price under a one-year pilot program.




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CTA Joins Government Agencies and Nonprofit and Private Groups to Host A Second Citywide Career Fair

Following the success of the first Citywide Career Fair last Spring, where over 60 employers and more than 400 job seekers attended, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is joining local and state government agencies, nonprofits and private sector leaders to host a second joint hiring event next week.




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Let CTA Get You Over the Finish Line to and from the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon

CTA will be providing added capacity, so whether you plan to run or cheer on the runners, take a train or bus to avoid the headaches of traffic and parking near the route of the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon and Abbott Health and Fitness Expo at McCormick Place. For details about marathon service, you can find it here on CTA’s dedicated Bank of America Chicago Marathon webpage.




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New dates: Embankment wall work and alley impacts

Access to garages in alleys between W Ardmore and W Thorndale by the CTA tracks will be maintained during this work.




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CTA track lead paint abatement and painting near W Grace St

Lead paint abatement and painting of CTA track structure will occur on the west side of the tracks.




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Now’s the Time to Hop Aboard the CTA: More Service, More Saving

CTA makes getting to school, work, appointments and other destinations across town easier than ever. With the new fall rail schedule now in effect, CTA is back to providing pre-pandemic levels of rail service. When bundled with the purchase of an unlimited rides pass, either the 1-Day ($5) – far more economical and convenient than the price of gas and parking - or the 3-Day ($15) pass – a real budget-saving move – its only makes “cents” to take public transit.




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Chicago Fire Department training exercise

An unoccupied property at 354 W 109th St will be used by Chicago Fire personnel for firefighter training exercises.




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Chicago Fire Department training exercise on 103rd

Chicago Fire personnel will use the unoccupied property at 409 W. 103rd St. for firefighter training exercises.





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Employment rights reforms fail to address workplace bullying

The lack of a distinct statutory definition of workplace bullying, and of bespoke protections addressing it must be rectified, argues Thomas Beale.

The post Employment rights reforms fail to address workplace bullying appeared first on Personnel Today.





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Of Memestocks and Milk Bags

We answer your questions about memestocks, milk in bags, the size of cereal boxes, and products exclusive to the rich, but not for long? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

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SUMMER SCHOOL 1: The Stock Market & Penelope The Cow

The first class of Planet Money Summer School starts off with a field trip. With the help of a cow, two economists, and three cute animals, we learn what a stock is and how stocks are priced, and we begin to see the psychological forces that make prices move up and down on the stock market. Keep an eye out throughout for our big theme for the course this summer: risk and reward. | Watch this Tik Tok to learn more and subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

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SUMMER SCHOOL 2: Index Funds & The Bet

In 2006, Warren Buffett bet a million dollars that the most brainless, boring investment around would do better than the researched, handpicked investments of some of the smartest hedge fund managers in the world. The second class of Summer School looks at how that bet played out, the origins of the index fund, and why it's so hard to beat the market. Returning to the underlying theme of risk and reward, we also discuss how diversification reduces risk. | Watch this Tik Tok to learn more and subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

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Mobile Home Parked

We find out what happens when big investors spend billions of dollars buying mobile home parks and make them less affordable for the people who live there. Then we learn how the government helps them do it, with super low-cost loans that were meant to support affordable housing. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

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