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Home » Brown Line

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Posted inColumns & Opinion

Chicagoans to Wisconsin: Thanks but no thanks—we’ll take the train

by John Greenfield February 21, 2018August 18, 2021

CTA commuters weigh in on the ad campaign urging passengers to ditch the hassles of public transit and move to the Badger State

Posted inBest of Chicago

Reevaluating why you stay in Chicago can be therapeutic

by Laura Pearson June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

As loved ones leave the city, consider the pros of sticking around.

Posted inBlogs

Peek inside an Airstream trailer on a rooftop in Ravenswood

by Megan Thielking January 3, 2015August 18, 2021

A Ravenswood architecture firm has had an Airstream trailer perched on its roof for 25 years.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA president Forrest Claypool say the $320 million Belmont bypass would shave a few minutes off the north-side commute. Then again, maybe it wouldn't.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

For $320 million, how much time would the CTA’s Belmont bypass really save?

by Ben Joravsky April 29, 2014August 18, 2021

For $320 million, how much time would the CTA’s Belmont bypass really save?

Sedgwick Studio sits a mere 15 feet from the Brown Line stop.
Posted inNews & Politics

What the hell is this place? Sedgwick Studio

by Rachel Graf November 11, 2013August 19, 2021

The former substation now acts as a live-in studio for a trio of sculptors.

Posted inBlogs

A sociological case study: Why Chicagoans don’t care about teachers . . .

by Ben Joravsky September 19, 2011August 19, 2021

As part of my mission to understand why ordinary Chicagoans don’t give a shit as Mayor Rahm tries to turn public school teachers into serfs, I board the Brown Line for the morning rush hour….

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