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Today’s Headlines for Monday, May 10

By John Greenfield | May 10, 2021 | No Comments

City email dump includes reference to fears of “anarchists” posing as ride-hail drivers during protests Mass Transit looks at Chicago’s CTA COVID-19 vaccination bus program Teen driver of stolen car struck and killed Annette Odneal, 62, on Mother’s Day, fled (WGN) 2 drivers fatally struck Thompson Center architect Helmut Jahn on his bike near St. […]

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 7

By John Greenfield | May 7, 2021 | No Comments

Illinois could fully reopen to “normal” by June 11, Pritzker says (Block Club) Metra plans to gradually add more train runs to its schedule as workplaces reopen (CBS) Canadian EV maker to build electric buses and trucks at new Joliet factory (Tribune) Lake County’s construction program features major intersection and resurfacing work (Tribune) Has the […]

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 6

By John Greenfield | May 6, 2021 | No Comments

Kam Buckner op-ed against state financing for One Central – read our interview with him here (Crain’s) Tribune looks at the snail-like pace of Chicago accessible pedestrian signal installation Stevenson Expressway crash near Damen leaves 5 injured, 2 seriously (ABC) CPD releases images of suspect from March hit-and-run pedestrian crash in Humboldt Park (Fox) WBEZ […]

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 5

By John Greenfield | May 5, 2021 | No Comments

Lightfoot sets goal to “fully open” Chicago by July 4 (Sun-Times) Chicago’s new summer concert series is only open to fully vaccinated people (Block Club) Video shows SUV driver, 77, slam into West Town bar, narrowly missing pedestrian (ABC) King, residents argue over plan to reverse one-way street in Oakland as a traffic-calming measure (Block […]

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, May 4

By John Greenfield | May 4, 2021 | No Comments

Auto show is coming back in July as Chicago’s 1st big convention (Block Club) ISP: Byron McClain, 47, dead after suffering “medical emergency,” crashing on Eisenhower (Sun-Times) Woman driving car with 5 children is injured after crashing into Lawndale building (ABC) No hate crime charges for driver who attacked group after reportedly yelling anti-Asian comments […]

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