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Chicago Tribune
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Afternoon Briefing: Puppies from flood-stricken Texas arrive at Chicago shelter
Good afternoon, Chicago. City Inspector General Deborah Witzburg, who has regularly butted heads with Mayor Brandon Johnson in recent months, will not seek appointment to a second term, her office announced last night. Witzburg had previously said she was pursuing another four-year term, teeing up a tough choice for Johnson, who would have had to make a decision on her future by late October. But she backed off the push late Thursday after successfully supporting ethics reforms aimed at City Hall's mayor-controlled top attorney earlier this week. Here's what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History Nine puppies from parts of Texas submerged by catastrophic flooding that killed at least 132 people arrived Wednesday at the no-kill shelter PAWS Chicago, joining dozens of puppies that were already here. Read more here. More top news stories: The four stations — Argyle, Bryn Mawr, Lawrence and Berwyn — were renovated as part of a $2.1 billion Red and Purple line modernization project paid for by a combination of grants, federal money, transit tax increment financing dollars and CTA funds. Read more here. More top business stories: On the field, the Sox look to be in position to avoid repeating history following last year's record-setting 121-loss season. The Colorado Rockies (22-74) are on pace to shatter that mark. Read more here. More top sports stories: The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry recently unveiled a new interactive 'Beyond the Surface: The Art of X-rays' exhibit by photographer Andrei Duman, allowing museum guests to examine the interior of everyday objects. Read more here. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: An explosion early today at a law enforcement training facility in Los Angeles that left three people dead was being investigated as a possible training accident, officials said. Read more here. More top stories from around the world:
Chicago Tribune
18-07-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
Renovated Red Line stations on North Side to reopen Sunday
Four Red Line stations across Uptown and Edgewater will reopen this weekend after years of construction. The four stations — Argyle, Bryn Mawr, Lawrence and Berwyn — were renovated as part of a $2.1 billion Red and Purple line modernization project paid for by a combination of grants, federal money, transit tax increment financing dollars and CTA funds. The CTA has operated temporary stations at Argyle and Bryn Mawr during the construction period, but the Lawrence and Berwyn stations have been shuttered for more than four years. The transit agency had previously estimated the new stations would open near the end of 2024. Tammy Chase, a CTA spokesperson, attributed the slightly tardy renovations to pandemic-related delays. The North Side stations, which the CTA has said are about a century old, have been equipped with escalators and elevators to make them accessible to passengers with disabilities. The renovations also included the construction of wider platforms and overhead canopies to protect riders from inclement weather. The modernization project has also included the construction of a Red-Purple bypass meant to unsnarl traffic near the busy Belmont station, the rebuilding of tracks between Belmont and West Cornelia Avenue and the installation of a new signal system between the Howard and Belmont stations. Trains will begin making stops at the new Red Line stations shortly after midnight Saturday, Chase said.
