Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 5

  • 5 states added to Chicago’s travel advisory as COVID surges due to Delta (Block Club)
  • Bartlett High School football player killed, brother and 3 others injured in crash (ABC)
  • Ashley Sanchez, 16, killed in hit-and-run crash family believes was attempted carjacking (ABC)
  • Woman injured in crash on DuSable Drive, good samaritans help her escape burning car (CBS)
  • Police release photos of man suspected in 2 pistol-whipping incidents on the CTA (CBS)
  • Cook County offering free rides to its COVID-19 vaccination sites (Block Club)
  • Watch: CTA moves 1000-ton historic building 30 feet (WTTW)

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