Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, December 15

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  • Blackstone alumnus and Divvy employee Jermell Akins critically wounded in shooting (GoFundMe)
  • Boy, 15, stabbed on Jackson Red Line platform, in good condition (ABC)
  • 3 weeks after hit-and-run driver killed Eliseo Mendoza, 86, family seeks answers (Block Club)
  • Man who allegedly fired rifle on Metra platform turns himself in (NBC)
  • Crash, downed power line shut down I-190 and limited access to O’Hare (CBS)
  • Chicago Inno looks at the end of Chicago’s 2nd e-scooter pilot
  • CleanTechnica: Chicago charging deserts highlight the racial divide of EVs
  • Metra will offer free rides on NYE (but you still shouldn’t go to indoor parties) (NBC)

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 14

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  • 4 killed in fiery crash when driver crashes into building in Cicero (Tribune)
  • Box truck driver struck and killed pedestrian in Arlington Heights (WGN)
  • Tribune: Rate of violent crime on CTA trains and platforms more than doubled this year
  • Man, 50, stabbed in face on Red Line near Chinatown early Sunday (CBS)
  • 56-unit building with 8 affordable apartments, 56 spots pitched near California stop (Block Club)
  • Developer hopes to build micro-unit hotel with no parking near Morgan stop (Block Club)
  • Virtual exercise demos help bicyclists stay active and prevent injuries during COVID (ATA)

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 11

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  • Nearly 900 CTA workers have had COVID-19; 18 of them drove the busy No. 79 or No. 49 bus routes (Sun-Times)
  • Obviously satire: article claiming the ‘L’ is now serving all parts of town (Chicago Genius)
  • Driver kills senior walking in Geneva, blames sunlight in his eyes (Tribune)
  • SUV, semi-truck driver involved in violent crash on I-90 In Schaumburg (CBS)
  • 78-unit building, with 9 affordable apartments, proposed a 7-minute walk from Morse ‘L’ (Block Club)
  • Yes, you’ll still need to wear a mask after getting the vaccine, experts say (Block Club)
  • Richard’s, the notorious bar at Grand/Milwaukee, is flouting indoor service ban (Block Club)

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, December 10

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  • Divvy electrification, N. Lawndale bike library among “awesome” 2020 Chicago happenings (TOC)
  • Wrong-way driver crashes into Joliet funeral procession, injuring 3 (NBC)
  • Police officer injured in crash with driver in Chatham (Tribune)
  • FBI looking for man wanted for shooting rifle on McCormick Place Metra platform (ABC)
  • Chicago Restaurant Coalition led by BRT opponent Romanelli, pushes indoor dining by 1/15 (Crain’s)
  • You can legally drink inside airport bars right now, a “ludicrous” double standard (Block Club)
  • Lightfoot offers to defer Cubs $250K annual infra payment due to $100M season loss (Sun-Times)
  • Ordinance renaming LSD for Point du Sable on Transportation Committee agenda (Daily Line)

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