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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, June 30

By John Greenfield | Jun 30, 2021 | No Comments

Witnesses: Motorist drove around Metra gates before crash that killed Essence Ransberry, 5, and 3 adults (NBC) 6, including 4 children, were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after crash on Dan Ryan (CBS) Man running red light crashed into sedan, seriously injuring 2 teens in Sauganash (Sun-Times) Paintball gun attacks on people riding bikes in Mt. Greenwood […]

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, June 29

By John Greenfield | Jun 29, 2021 | No Comments

As Chicago reopens from COVID, traffic is getting worse (Tribune) After vote to rename LSD for DuSable, Lightfoot says she will move ahead with DuSable Park plan (Tribune) Noah Berlatsky: Lightfoot’s DSD opposition is to blame for “throwing the Council into chaos for weeks” Essence Ransberry, 5, identified as child from Beverly Metra/car crash that […]

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, June 28

By John Greenfield | Jun 28, 2021 | No Comments

DuSable Drive overwhelmingly passed the Council, but most white aldermen voted no (Block Club) Rock Island Metra train collides with car near 107th/Vincennes, killing 3, including child (ABC) Man running red light crashes into sedan, seriously injures 2 teens in Sauganash (Sun-Times) 3 CPD officers injured in overnight Austin crash (WGN) $20.3 million Fulton Market […]

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Headlines for Friday, June 25

By John Greenfield | Jun 25, 2021 | No Comments

Will the Council finally approve DuSable Drive (or “DuSable Lake Shore Drive”) today? (Tribune) Letter equates DuSable, who befriended Native people, with Columbus, who enslaved them (Sun-Times) 2 police officers and a 3rd person injured in LSD car crash near MSI (CBS) Man in good condition after someone cut his neck on Blue Line near […]

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 24

By John Greenfield | Jun 24, 2021 | No Comments

Driver ticketed after striking 11-year-old girl in Norwood Park, whose condition was stabilized (Sun-Times) Woman punched and robbed on Adams / Wabash platform (CBS) Block Club: As motorcycle gangs and partiers take over 41st pedestrian bridge, neighbors beg city for help South Side Weekly: Using Streets & San trucks to deter civil unrest last April […]

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