CTA FARE OMENS. The chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority says that, after eight years without a fare hike, the Chicago Transit Authority is due to raise prices.
■ Mayor Emanuel’s poised to pass a budget the Sun-Times’ Fran Spielman says is “balanced with higher taxes on telephone bills, ride-hailing and large-venue amusements along with previously approved tax increases on property, water and sewer bills.”
■ Uber plans to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo.
‘TO THE EPA UNDER DONALD TRUMP, THIS IS A WAKE-UP CALL.’ With a slap at the president’s environmental policies—or lack of environmental policies—Mayor Emanuel says Chicago’s going to sue U.S. Steel for polluting Lake Michigan.
■ Sun-Times editorial: “When it comes to our environment, the Trump administration is sending ominous signals.”
■ Daily Beast investigation: Multiple members of at least 20 families, joined by either blood or marriage, hold some federal post or appointment under the Trump administration.
■ … Interesting because Letterman has some harassment issues in his past, too. (From 2009.)
■ Amid other harassment accusations, actor Jeffrey Tambor is out at Amazon’s series Transparent. (Photo: Lorie Shaull.)
DANGEROUS WORK. A Tribune investigation finds that, since 2013, at least a dozen Department of Children and Family Services workers have been attacked or seriously threatened as they worked to protect children or investigate reports of mistreatment.
OMG! OMG! OMG! The Sun-Times reports reps from Amazon paid a visit to take notes about and photos of a potential Chicago home for a new second headquarters: The old Finkl Steel site on the North Side.
■ New tools to keep holiday package deliveries—from Amazon or anyone else—safe from doorstep thieves.
POOR OUTCOME. Chicago startup Outcome Health, which gives doctors’ offices health-related video programming, is fighting accusations it overstated its reach.
■ The company’s offering employee buyouts.
■ From September: Outcome laid off employees days after Mayor Emanuel hailed the company for plans to add 2,000 jobs over five years.
HE’S BAAAACK. Ex-Cook County Board President Todd Stroger says he wants the job again.
■ Congressman Danny Davis is backing Chris Kennedy’s bid for the governor’s job.
PAPERS ON THE MOVE. The Sun-Times and the Reader moved over the weekend to a new home in West Loop and Neil Steinberg says it feels fine.
■ The Tribune’s leaving historic Tribune Tower, too.
■ Crain’s is dumping reader comments on its website.
BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY AT O’HARE? Despite what you’ve heard, it doesn’t fall during Thanksgiving Week. (Second item in Mary Wisniewski’s column.)
■ Funniest bit on the latest Saturday Night Live: Pete Davidson explains why he finds going home for Thanksgiving so difficult.
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