“Callers to 911 can request a CARE team, or emergency dispatchers can determine when to send a team in specific situations, Carrillo said.”

Great response to Tribune Archer editorial from ATA: "By focusing solely on the project’s new PBLs, the editorial board entirely misses the lifesaving purpose of the Archer and Kedzie project, which is to create a safe street for all." 🔥 www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/l... @atalliance.bsky.social

For some reason, UM SPH & (what used to be called) SNRE students partied together back in the mid-00s. And then you become FB/Twitter friends with one person from that group. Then 20 years later he is standing with Gov Walsh holding a giant gar pillow. Social media is weird.

Cyclist hit by a car that was turning left into the Payton HS drop off this morning. Driver stopped and is sitting with her, so I’m not posting any pictures. But this location is constantly a risk.

Someone in chicago is either super lost or running a massive total on the meter.

🚇🚲 Starting today, CTA riders can get a $5 Divvy credit with a 30-day CTA/Pace pass — making it easier to complete first- and last-mile connections by bike or scooter. Sign up through your Ventra account to claim your credit. Don't miss out! www.ventrachicago.com/divvy-promot...

Now that it’s not way below zero, I have started coming up out of the pedway in the Honorable Richard J Daley Plaza. Damn near gets me fired up each morning

Doesn't sound like Waymo doing illegal things is making us more safe, sounds like waymo problems...

A 65-year-old woman is dead after a hit-and-run in the Belmont Central community on Chicago's Northwest Side.

Watching my back at the home office

I land at Midway, an hour delayed and there are hundreds of people with *two* bands for an honor flight event.

Incoming President of SAVIR, Shabbar Ranapurwala, gives us the good word on our way out the door after a great conference #SAVIR2026

After skipping a year, so happy to return to SAVIR. And I am now in Rhode Island for the first time- not sitting on a train waiting to pass through RI #SAVIR2026

Don’t be jealous, fellow Chicago transit advocates.

You’re gone for three days then don’t pay the slightest attention to me when you get back this morning. But as soon as I open the bag of shredded carrots, you’re my best friend.

Wind was very much doing the “in my face both out and back” thing today

“What I Talk About When I Talk About Home Runs.”

Count me among those Chicagoans seeking to manifest Real Spring taking the dog for a walk in my shorts

She always believed

For a conference I need to rank 12 abstracts for awards consideration. Thus far in my system I have: Yes- 1 Yeah- 4 Alright- 1 Ok- 1 Meh- 1 Nah- 3 No- 1 It’s some progress.

Illinois Democrats and health advocates gathered in Chicago to highlight the impact of the Affordable Care Act — signed by then President Barack Obama 16 years ago — while sounding the alarm on rising health care costs for Americans.

You ever wonder how to help someone who is showing warning signs of suicide? Join CDPH’s virtual Question, Persuade, Refer Training on Fri, 3/27 (11 AM-12:30 PM) to recognize indicators of crisis and learn how to help those in need. Register: https://chi.gov/4rIMRLw #HarmReduction

Election didn't go your way? Catch some easy wins this week by slipping for better policy

We caught them while they were having their secret robot meeting to take over our sidewalks

This kind of article is destined to have a single author. Because a second author would have said to the first “stop, don’t do this.”

Back in 2007, the Army public health group where I was an intern was asked to go to Quantico to see if we could use our expertise to understand the injury spike that they had the prior year among special agent trainees. It was one of the most interesting jobs I’ve ever done. 1/2

False Spring part III I accept

On the morning of my 44th birthday, I lay in bed, stretched while yawning only to have my calf cramp. That’s a new one

Cover of The Lancet: @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

How murder rates have changed in the 25 cities (min 250k pop) that had the highest murder rates in 2022 and have complete data reported for 2025 in the Real-Time Crime Index:

It was so packed on the LFT between Navy Pier & Belmont that it’s possible that I ran past you (yes you) at some point today.

The post below is using this as an example of confounding advice. But I have 100% given this advice to young scientists giving their presentation(s). I would nervously gesticulate pre-PhD school; then one conference I basically glued my hands to the sides of the lectern. It did wonders for me.

I know it’s false spring & winter is sure to return shortly. But 50 in February is 50 in February.

City employee enjoying his day off for Lincoln’s Birthday

CDPH, in collaboration with MOPD, is proud to present a new report: "Neighborhood Conditions for Adults with Disabilities in Chicago." This report highlights lived experiences of people with disabilities and the neighborhood conditions that impact them, aiming to foster more inclusive environments.

New paper finds that US bike deaths have "trended toward lower-density suburban areas" rather than central cities Those killed tend to be poor and non-white. Lesson: The suburbanization of poverty could be contributing to the surging number of cyclist fatalities. doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...

With more than 3B riders, the NYC MTA remains by far America's busiest transit agency But there was a big shakeup in the ranking of other major transit agencies in 2025, with Chicago's CTA reclaiming the #2 spot from LA Metro and DC's WMATA then bumping LA Metro to 4th place

Bad news, girl. You didn’t poop this morning when it wasn’t snowing. So now we have to go out when it is much worse. If only you could comprehend cause & delayed effects.

NEW: After a year hiatus, the Cook County State’s Attorney reverses course and has restarted diverting nonviolent gun cases to restorative justice courts news.wttw.com/2026/01/28/c...

Witnessed this in person today. It cold.

Do food bots break in the cold? Or is this broken food bot taking up sidewalk space at Lincoln-Halsted during rush hour broken for other reasons? At least the second bot in the photo was working #Chicago

At 4:48 am the CTA says that there is a “sick customer” at the Howard platform. But CPD has already been notified that the individual was pronounced deceased at 4:29 am. It’s not on CTA to alert people to deaths in our city, but sometimes a euphemism can be covering a lot.

I was in the room in 2023 when the statement was watered down to a single sentence on a ceasefire. I was already planning to leave @apha.org after that meeting & I have no regrets doing so. I knew that they did not represent me & seeing how they treated one of their section chairs is unsurprising.

The Chicago area saw notable increases in flu activity heading into and during the holiday season, according to the latest respiratory illness data from local public health departments. https://to.wttw.com/45q6IH5

Overall crime continued to drop as the number of murders in Chicago decreased from 587 in 2024 to 416 last year, when scores of federal immigration agents flooded the city and President Trump repeatedly highlighted its crime. Mayor Johnson touted the "positive trend" but acknowledged “there’s a lot…

At first I only saw my SIL’s dog watching me get ready for my run. But then I saw my girl watching me, too

The move marks the second time that state public health officials have broken away from guidance under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

Chicago's Smart Streets cameras began issuing new fine types for expired meters and parking in bus stops in late October. New cameras have come into rotation as well, to limited use. Low impact to daily fines issued so far, and a majority of tickets are still warnings.

Dibs, Pilsen