From the website proudtorun.org: As part of Chicago’s Gay and Lesbian Pride Week activities since 1982, Proud To Run (PTR) is an annual 10K run & 5K run/walk along the lakefront, focused on celebrating pride in and raising funds to support the greater Chicago area LGBTQ community. In 2015 we had a record turnout of more than 1,700 registrants. Overall, more than 2,200 people participated in this year’s event by running, walking, volunteering and sponsoring.
The Proud To Run 10K run & 5K run/walk is organized by an all volunteer, community based board of directors.
The 47th Annual Chicago Pride parade steps off at noon on Sunday, June 26, from the intersection of Montrose and Broadway in Uptown, and ends near the intersection of Diversey Parkway and Sheridan in Lincoln Park.
Upwards of 750,000 people line the streets of the north side of Chicago for the event. Pets are welcome, but keep in mind that the rules still apply and open alcohol is not allowed on city streets.
Traffic Alert: Broadway CLOSED between Sunnyside and Diversey.
Date: Saturday, June 25
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: West Loop
Passion Pit headlines the historic annual block party that benefits area education and outreach programs. The event is in a parking lot on Morgan between Taylor and Roosevelt.
A bags tournament, food trucks and lots of alcohol attract the adult crowd to this 21+ event.
PHISH at Wrigley Field
Date: Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago
LivePhish.com will webcast live from Phish’s 2-Night Sold Out show at Wrigley Field this Friday & Saturday. Shows begin at 7:00 p.m. and there will be additional traffic in the area.
Date: Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday and 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday
Location: Evanston
From the official website: The festival takes place in downtown Evanston, just steps from the eponymous Fountain Square. It also features a popular children’s art tent with fun activities overseen by the acclaimed Evanston Art Center, food, and a soothing jazz-centric music lineup.
Saturday night enjoy a beer tasting with tickets for $25 that include 15 tastings.
Traffic Alert: Sherman at Clark Closed
Public Transportation – Purple Line CTA L Train to Davis
From TravelMidwest.com: The ramps connecting eastbound I-88 to northbound Farnsworth Avenue and northbound Farnsworth Avenue to westbound I-88 will be closed permanently for removal and detours will be posted. Traffic on eastbound I-88 exiting to northbound Farnsworth Avenue will be detoured via Diehl Road, Eola Road and Butterfield Road. Traffic on northbound Farnsworth Avenue entering westbound I-88 will be detoured via a similar route using Butterfield Road, Eola Road and Bilter Road.
Ramp closures and detours will also be put in place for the ramps connecting eastbound I-88 to southbound Farnsworth Avenue and southbound Farnsworth Avenue to westbound I-88 as work begins to reconfigure the ramps. Traffic for both these ramps will be detoured via Illinois Route 31 and Indian Trail Road. These ramps will reopen this summer.
Roadwork on Illinois 390 at I-290: On Saturday, June 25, one eastbound lane on Illinois Route 390 between Meacham Road and I-290 is scheduled to close at 9 p.m., followed by second lane closure at 11 p.m. to prepare for bridge beam placement.
At 1 a.m. on Sunday, June 26, a full closure of the ramp connecting Meacham Road to eastbound Illinois Route 390 and I-290 is scheduled and traffic will be detoured. The ramp is scheduled to reopen by 7 a.m. and all lanes are scheduled to reopen by 10 a.m. Sunday, June 26.
Meacham Road Ramp from TravelMidwest.com
Weekend CTA Travel Alerts
Cumberland station service impacts
BLUE LINE
Jun 24 – 25
10 p.m on Friday to 6p.m. on Saturday
Boarding Change, Delays Between Harlem (O’Hare branch) and Rosemont
Board/exit all trains on the Forest Park-bound side of the platform at the Cumberland station.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Harlem (O’Hare branch) and Rosemont, resulting in minor delays.
Jun 25 – 26
6:00 p.m. Saturday to 6:00 a.m. Sunday
Boarding Change, Delays Between Rosemont and Harlem (O’Hare branch)
Board/exit all trains on the O’Hare-bound side of the platform at the Cumberland station.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Rosemont and Harlem (O’Hare branch), resulting in minor delays.
PRIDE Parade
From the CTA: CTA offers convenient service for those attending the 2016 Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 26. To avoid crowded areas like Belmont, attendees are advised to consider viewing the parade from areas like Broadway, south of Montrose — a short walk from the Wilson and Sheridan stations on the Red Line. For more information, tips and a map and information, visit our Chicago Pride Parade page.
RED, ORANGE, BROWN,BLUE LINES Sun, Jun 26 Increased Capacity/More Frequent Service Red Line: More frequent service will operate between 95th and Howard every 5 to 8 minutes from 9am to 7pm. Orange Line: Longer trains will operate between Midway and the Loop, 8am to 6pm. Brown Line: Longer trains will operate between Kimball and the Loop every 7 to 8 minutes from 8am to 5pm. Blue Line: Longer trains will operate between O’Hare and Forest Park from 8am to 11pm. Why is service being changed? Added service is being provided for the convenience of customers attending the 2016 Chicago Pride Parade.
LOOP ‘L’: ORANGE,GREEN, PINK, BROWN LINES Jun 24 – 27 10pm Fri to 4am Mon Trains Rerouted Downtown: Lake and Wabash Closed How does this affect my trip? Orange, Green, Pink and Brown Line trains will be rerouted on the west side of the loop.
CTA Yellow Line riders could see service restored this month.
The Yellow Line was shut down in mid-May after construction at a wastewater treatment plant led to an embankment collapse. The CTA says the line will reopen this month, but won’t set a specific date.
Once the work is complete, the transit agency will need about a week to test the tracks and signals.
In the meantime, riders have been using a shuttle bus from Dempster Street in Skokie, to the Howard Street station.
An aerial look at the track erosion that has the CTA Yellow Line suspended and portions of McCormick Drive closed to traffic. | Courtesy ABC-7 Chicago
(Chicago) Almost four weeks after the CTA’s Yellow Line was shut down when an embankment eroded in Skokie, the transit agency still has no idea when service might resume, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
Last week, on June 3, the agency had said it was waiting to receive a repair plan from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, but that the plan “could” be received by the end of last week.
Apparently, the CTA is still waiting.
Asked Friday morning — more than a week later — for an update on the situation, CTA spokesman Jeff Tolman issued this statement: “The CTA is still working with MWRD to develop a schedule. The plan has not yet been finalized.”
At a CTA board meeting on Wednesday, new CTA President Dorval Carter J., had described the restoration work as “fairly complex.”
“This is something that’s not going to get done in a couple of weeks,” he told reporters following his first CTA Board meeting since being named chief. “I don’t want to put a timeline on when it’s going to be ready, until we finish the work with our architects and engineers. … In the next week or so, we should be coming out with some more definitive information.”
The Yellow Line runs from the Howard stop on the Purple and Red lines to Dempster Street in Skokie, with a stop in-between at Oakton. While rail service has been suspended, passengers can take shuttle buses through the affected area or use the No. 97 Skokie bus as an alternative, according to the transit agency.
Service was halted on May 17 after the ground gave way under the tracks during a Metropolitan Water Reclamation District construction project. The site of the erosion is near McCormick Boulevard in Skokie, about halfway between the Oakton and Howard stops. According to the CTA, the tracks are no longer stable.
The MWRD, its contractor and the CTA are all working to restore service, the transit agency has said, but it has declined to identify the contractor who had been working on the embankment at the time of the collapse.
The CTA estimates about 2,900 commuters per day use the Yellow Line between Chicago and Skokie.
An aerial look at the track erosion that has the CTA Yellow Line suspended and portions of McCormick Drive closed to traffic. | Courtesy ABC-7 Chicago
(SKOKIE) The CTA Yellow Line will remain closed for several weeks as crews continue to repair a portion of the track damaged when an embankment eroded away.
Over the next two weeks, crews will be measuring the stability of the site, and moving construction materials into place, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District spokeswoman Allison Fore said Friday.
After that, crews will have a timeline for final repairs, which will likely take several more weeks, Fore said.
The ground gave away Sunday during a construction project near McCormick Boulevard in Skokie, the CTA said. The tracks were no longer stable, halting the train line that serves about 2,900 people per day between Chicago and the northern suburb.
The MWRD, its contractor and the CTA are working together to restore service, Fore said.
“It is important to all parties to proceed in a safe and determined manner that will produce a reliable, safe service as quickly as possible. In order to achieve this, many actions are moving forward in a parallel path,” Fore said in a statement.
This week, crews have removed the tracks and worked to stabilize the area so ComEd can remove damaged electrical poles from the site, Fore said. Preliminary engineering designs are also being drafted.
Until the Yellow Line reopens, passengers can take shuttle buses through the affected area, or use the No. 97 Skokie bus as an alternative, the CTA said.
A portion of McCormick Boulevard is also closed between Oakton and Howard streets until further notice, a statement from the Village of Skokie said.
(SKOKIE) The CTA Yellow Line will remain closed for several weeks as crews continue to repair a portion of the track damaged when an embankment eroded away.
Over the next two weeks, crews will be measuring the stability of the site, and moving construction materials into place, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District spokeswoman Allison Fore said Friday.
After that, crews will have a timeline for final repairs, which will likely take several more weeks, Fore said.
The ground gave away Sunday during a construction project near McCormick Boulevard in Skokie, the CTA said. The tracks were no longer stable, halting the train line that serves about 2,900 people per day between Chicago and the northern suburb.
The MWRD, its contractor and the CTA are working together to restore service, Fore said.
“It is important to all parties to proceed in a safe and determined manner that will produce a reliable, safe service as quickly as possible. In order to achieve this, many actions are moving forward in a parallel path,” Fore said in a statement.
This week, crews have removed the tracks and worked to stabilize the area so ComEd can remove damaged electrical poles from the site, Fore said. Preliminary engineering designs are also being drafted.
Until the Yellow Line reopens, passengers can take shuttle buses through the affected area, or use the No. 97 Skokie bus as an alternative, the CTA said.
A portion of McCormick Boulevard is also closed between Oakton and Howard streets until further notice, a statement from the Village of Skokie said.
(SKOKIE) Service on the CTA Yellow Line could be suspended for several days after an embankment gave way near the tracks late Sunday.
The issue was first reported about 10:15 p.m. Sunday, officials said.
An embankment underneath the tracks near McCormick Boulevard began eroding during a construction project that is not being run by the CTA, rendering the tracks unstable, agency spokeswoman Tammy Chase said.
The line, which runs between Chicago and Skokie, has been halted and will likely be suspended for several days, according to village officials.
A portion of McCormick Boulevard is also closed between Oaktown and Howard streets until further notice, the village said.
Passengers can take shuttle buses through the affected area, or use the No. 97 Skokie bus as an alternative, according to the CTA website.
(SKOKIE) A track problem has suspended service on the CTA’s Yellow Line Monday morning.
The issue was first reported about 10:15 p.m. Sunday. As of 5 a.m. Monday, service was still suspended, according to the CTA. There is no estimate for when trains will begin running again.
Shuttles buses are providing connecting service through the affected area.
The No. 97 Skokie bus is also a good alternative to the Yellow Line, according to the transit agency.
“We are working to restore service as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding,” the CTA said in a commuter alert.
