Chicago Sun-Times reporter, assistant news desk editor ∙ [email protected] @Suntimes
Chicago, IL
Joined February 2014
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I wrote about Metra's new (and very ambitious) plan to create crosstown service. They can do it by running trains through the middle of Union Station.
Metra says it would cost $9B for upgrades so trains run every 15-30 minutes. For @Suntimes
chicago.suntimes.com/transpo…
'This group is building benches at bus stops that don't have one. Will the city let them?' ... for the @Suntimes chicago.suntimes.com/transpo…
DuSable LSD bridge was still closed to traffic when I checked it out a few minutes ago. Lots of frustrated cyclists and runners who didn't know it's been unable to fully close for a 'heat-related issue' since 10 am. Here's my story for the @Suntimes
chicago.suntimes.com/transpo…
David Struett retweeted
Today our members showed up to bargaining to once again tell CPM we're asking for real protection:
• No layoffs due to generative Al
• No cutting hours/pay due to GenAl
• No eliminating future jobs to make room for GenAl
• GenAl can't write or create our editorial content
David Struett retweeted
The Chicago Sun-Times Guild is fighting for generative AI protections at the bargaining table.
Follow along as we continue to push for a fair contract.
ALT White text on black background reading: “The Chicago Sun-Times Guild is fighting for protections against generative Al at the bargaining table. Here's what we're asking for ->” as well as the Sun-Times Guild Local 34071 logo
ALT White text in black background with the Guild logo faintly behind it reading: “We're asking for real protection: • No layoffs due to Al • No cutting hours or pay because of Al • No eliminating future jobs to make room for Al • Al can't write or create our editorial content”
'2 tornadoes packing winds of 86 to 110 mph hit Chicago area, toppling trees and leaving 250,000 without power' chicago.suntimes.com/weather…
'Chicago Nurse Sues CTA-Hired Security Firms After Fare Jumper Left Her With A Broken Leg' blockclubchicago.org/2026/08…
A 16-year-old e-scooter rider was fatally struck by a driver in North Center on Monday. He is the third teen to be killed on an e-scooter in traffic in Chicago this year. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…
David Struett retweeted
‘CTA crime has dropped for last 6 consecutive months amid security surge, agency boss says.'
@dstru312 reports.
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David Struett retweeted
'Illinois prison healthcare still poor as state goes 1 year without long-term medical provider.'
@kwashy12 reports.
chicago.suntimes.com/health/…
For the second time in a row, CTA's interim president showed up to City Council to take questions — but that didn't happen because enough alders didn't show up.
Here's my story about it for the @Suntimes chicago.suntimes.com/city-ha…
'As temperatures soar, critics say Johnson administration needs to improve extreme heat plan'
Elijah James reports for @Suntimes chicago.suntimes.com/health/…
'Some Chicago boaters call for stronger rules following fatal crash they say is too common'. @kwashy12 reports for the @Suntimes chicago.suntimes.com/public-…
No ticket to the Obama Center opening? No problem.
Several dozen people without access to the invite-only performance, and nearby sold-out watch party, gathered as close as they physically could along a tall fence at 60th Street and Stony Island Avenue...
There's plenty more coverage of the Obama Center grand opening at @Suntimes
chicago.suntimes.com/live/st…
Not everyone is celebrating the Obama Center's opening. Picketers outside the center held signs reading "Justice for Obama Builders." They claim that several subcontractors haven't been paid for their work to build the center, with unpaid bills adding up to millions of dollars...
A complaint filed in federal court in Chicago by minority contractor Robert McGee claims his company was pushed to the brink of closure due to lack of coordination from the Obama Center's structural engineer. The Obama Foundation has said it paid its general contractor on time...
There's more updates on the Obama Center's grand opening @Suntimes chicago.suntimes.com/live/st…