Today’s Headlines for Monday, February 8

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  • 39th Ward residents can vote for bike lanes on Bryn Mawr in PB election (The Chainlink)
  • Man, 83, killed and woman, 40, injured in head-on crash near St. Charles (WGN)
  • Orange train derailed near Midway Sunday morning, no injuries reported (NBC)
  • Paths and crosswalks around Logan monument aren’t being cleared this winter (Block Club)
  • Moving 350-spot garage at NWU medical facility underground will add $7M to cost (Block Club)
  • Luxury anti-TOD near Morgan station will have 80 units, 112 spaces (Block Club)
  • Veteran transportation advocate Jacky Grimshaw will be honored at ATA gala on 2/24

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, February 5

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  • Driver fatally struck Tyler R. Malinowski, 27, on road without sidewalks in Romeoville (Sun-Times)
  • 4 hospitalized in I-290 crash at Wolf Road (Sun-Times)
  • CPD: Shooting outside University Village bar ends with crash on Dan Ryan and 2 shot (Tribune)
  • Passengers evacuated after small fire in engine of Metra train in Woodstock (LMCS)
  • New grocery store proposed near Irving Park Brown station (Block Club)
  • Neighbors want max penalties for property owner who illegally demolished Wicker building (Block Club)
  • Musician who left $22K flute on the ‘L’ gets it back, performs at police station and Logan stop (CBS)

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, February 4

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  • Obama center, including pedestrianized streets, will break ground this summer (NBC)
  • CTA operators union applauds new federal mask mandate (Sun-Times)
  • Police chase that started in Chatham led to a carjacking, 2 crashes (ABC)
  • Historic Long Grove covered bridge crashed into for the 13th time (Tribune)
  • 3 people robbed at CTA Blue Line stations in Logan Square (Sun-Times)
  • Better Streets proposes Chicago develop a plan for municipal sidewalk snow removal by next winter
  • Meet ex-ATA employee Keith Holt, one of nation’s first full-time Black bike advocates (Defender)
  • Lake County opens survey on rebuilding 1.5-mile stretch of Arlington Heights Rd. (Tribune)
  • Why Chicago is lighting its railroads on fire (Popular Mechanics)
  • ATA hosts Suburban Action Week online advocacy seminars February 15-20

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, February 3

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  • Former Chicago resident and South Bend mayor Buttigieg confirmed as USDOT chief (Politico)
  • Authorities investigate whether snow was to blame for driver stranded, hit on Metra tracks (Tribune)
  • Section of Aragon Ballroom wall collapses under snow, delaying Red and Purple trains (Tribune)
  • Evanston advocates: Improved east-west bike connects would benefit public health (Evanston Roundtable)
  • Lake County’s first bike-share program is coming to Grayslake (Daily Herald)
  • Police warn W. Loop neighbors not to leave keys in cars after 60 thefts, carjackings in 3 months (Block Club)
  • Facebook group has helped recover over 200 stolen cars (Block Club)

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Here are some tips on preventing the spread of COVID-19, and advice for Chicagoans on what to do if you think you may have been exposed to the virus.

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