It’s the Monday of a short week, let’s make this quick.
Last week’s hot hits included both poop trains and holiday buses, with a little bit of scandal at a Chicago university to mix it up. If you’re behind, that’s OK, here’s “What Clicked” last week.
>> No. 1: All aboard the poop train
They don’t call it the Brown Line for nothing. As winter descends on Chicago, so do unique seasonal hazards, like higher incidents of riders using seats as a toilet. RedEye CTA reporter Tracy Swartz has a breakdown of how to avoid the unpleasant side of commuting in winter.
A petition at the University of Chicago for greater racial tolerance sparked some Facebook hacking, and now there’s a federal investigation underway. The whole story began with allegedly racist Halloween costumes.
In addition to it’s holiday “L” train this year, the CTA announced last week it will debut a holiday bus, decked out with a large Santa Chair and even a fireplace. We’ve got all the details on the schedule.
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We still can’t figure it out, but you, dear reader, just LOVE looking at photos of expensive pieces of Chicago real estate. This one has an AWESOME little bathroom, so check it out.
RedEye nightlife reporter Kate Bernot is departing, but before she does, she dropped a little knowledge about what life as a drink writer is ACTUALLY like. Go ahead and read it, and let her know you’ll miss her.
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