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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September

By John Greenfield | Sep 7, 2021 | No Comments

Why hasn’t the hit-and-run driver who killed pedestrian Linda Mensch been arrested yet? (Sun-Times) 5 hurt when drive went the wrong way on DuSable Lake Shore Drive early Monday (ABC) 3 injured after police chase ends in crash on the 3200 block of South Wood (ABC) Union: Passenger shot CTA driver in jaw after he […]

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, September 3

By John Greenfield | Sep 3, 2021 | No Comments

Developer touts benefits of One Central “transit hub,” widely viewed as a boondoggle (Crain’s) More coverage of plan to improve safety at Logan/Western in the wake of 2 cyclist deaths (Block Club, CBS) Residents weigh in on the new traffic diverters on Logan and Kedzie boulevards (Block Club) SUV driver fatally struck Tyler Eberly, 15, […]

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, September 2

By John Greenfield | Sep 2, 2021 | No Comments

17-year-old-boy charged with murder of Keiwaun Crayton, 23, on Red Line near Garfield (CBS) Forest Glen finally gets its own neighborhood sign on the Elston Metra bridge (Block Club) Equiticity is hiring a mobility justice manager for North Lawndale Chicago Cross Cup cyclocross race series cancelled as a COVID precaution Win a free ticket to […]

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, September 1

By John Greenfield | Sep 1, 2021 | No Comments

Bill eliminating local match for walk/bike infrastructure becomes law (ATA) Protesters want cop fired who grabbed Black woman walking dog along lakefront (Block Club) 1 dead, 1 critically injured after motorcycle-van crash in Calumet Heights (Sun-Times) After drowning in Rogers Park, neighbors installed life ring, park district removed it (Block Club) Can the culprit(s) driving […]

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 31

By John Greenfield | Aug 31, 2021 | No Comments

Chicago police pull over Black drivers 7 times more often than white drivers, state report shows (Block Club) Chicago cop put on desk duty after grabbing Black woman walking dog in Lincoln Park (Block Club) 2 killed when motorcyclist strikes pedestrian in Peotone, driver drags motorcyclist (Tribune) 3 hospitalized after Amazon driver is involved in […]

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