Talia Soglin – Page 5

Former dancer DeCarri Robinson sits in her home in the Chatham neighborhood on June 17, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Admiral Theatre to pay $200,000 to settle EEOC lawsuit

June 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

An exotic dance club in Albany Park will pay $200,000 and institute training to resolve a racial discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC.

A memorial for Riley O’Neil is on a bike rack in front of 3226 S. Halsted St. on June 7, 2026. O’Neil was struck and killed riding his bicycle there on June 5, 2026. (Peter Tsai/baiduhai)

Court records show man who allegedly doored Riley O’Neil on Halsted Street has history of traffic infractions

June 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Last week's fatal crash in Bridgeport has reignited conversations about bike safety and infrastructure in Bridgeport and across Chicago.

Regional Transportation Authority Chairman Kirk Dillard speaks during an RTA board meeting in Chicago’s Loop on June, 1, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

RTA chair sends veiled warning shot to Mayor Brandon Johnson over CTA leadership

June 11, 2026 at 1:01 p.m.

RTA board Chair Kirk Dillard made it clear in a letter sent to transit officials this week: Any changes to executive leadership at the CTA now need the OK of...

A CTA Orange Line train passes above as Lincoln Park High School Junior ROTC cadets stand in formation for the Memorial Day Parade on Dearborn Street on Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Chicago. The CTA is reducing the length of train cars on the Orange, Brown and Purple Line trains during the weekends, although they will make exceptions for bigger events. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

CTA offers explanation for shortening some weekend trains

June 9, 2026 at 3:09 p.m.

The Chicago Transit Authority is defending its decision to reduce the length of trains on some "L" lines on weekends this summer.

Hundreds of cyclists stage a “die-in” in the 3100 block of South Halsted Street in Chicago on June 8, 2026, in memory of Chicago Department of Transportation employee Riley O'Neil, who was killed while cycling on June 5. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Riley O’Neil, bicyclist killed in Bridgeport crash, remembered at vigil: ‘People loved him’

June 9, 2026 at 1:19 p.m.

A memorial bike ride and vigil was held for Riley O’Neil, a Chicago Department of Transportation worker who dedicated much of his career to bicycle safety and infrastructure in Chicago.

A food delivery driver walks to his minivan parked on the bike lane in the 3200 block of South Halsted Street Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Chicago, where a bicyclist was fatally struck the previous day by a truck after he was clipped by a parked motorist opening their car door and swerved onto the road, where he was struck. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Bicyclist killed in Bridgeport crash was CDOT employee devoted to bike infrastructure

June 6, 2026 at 6:17 p.m.

A day after his death in Bridgeport, colleagues remembered Riley O’Neil as devoting his life “to making cycling better and safer,”

A CTA worker watches an oncoming train during work inside the CTA Red Line Roosevelt subway station on Dec. 19, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Red Line trains won’t stop at subway stations again this weekend

June 5, 2026 at 1:35 p.m.

Between 10 p.m. Friday and 4 a.m. Monday, Red Line trains traveling both north and south will be rerouted to the elevated train tracks between the Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown stations.

Travelers exit the CTA Blue Line train at O’Hare International Airport, May, 28, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Flying out of O’Hare this summer? Here’s what travelers can expect.

June 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Despite a turbulent spring for the airline industry, O'Hare International Airport is expected to be even busier than it was last summer.

Chicago police officers stand inside the CTA's Roosevelt "L" station in the South Loop on May 18, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Landmark transit funding legislation takes effect today. Here’s what commuters can expect.

June 1, 2026 at 12:45 p.m.

Landmark legislation intended to prevent service cuts on the CTA, Metra and Pace goes into effect today. The transit law is expected to raise about $1.5 billion for public transit...

The children of Bill and Corrine Borchers, both of whom died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 191, from left, Kim Jockl, Melody Smith and Jim Borchers, speak on May 12, 2026, in Des Plaines about their journey following their parents' death. A total of 273 people as a result of the plane crash. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Remembering American Airlines Flight 191

May 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Today, the site is slated to become part of the new Interstate 490 tollway, a new chapter that brings its own emotional disquiet for some family members of crash victims.

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