Today’s Headlines for Friday, November 20

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  • Ald. Rodriguez-Sanchez blasts idea of Rahm for USDOT chief, notes O’Hare Express debacle (Jacobin)
  • 60 protesters sue city, alleging CPD abused them “without justification” at summer protests (Block Club)
  • Driver was allegedly high and doing 80 mph when he killed cyclist Troy Young, 41, in Lombard (Sun-Times)
  • Plan Commission approves Bridgeport Amazon warehouse despite community opposition (Block Club)
  • Steel installed on Belmont Flyover pylons in Lakeview (Block Club)
  • West Side park officially renamed for Anna and Stephen Douglass (Block Club)
  • City seeks proposals for ped-friendly development with community space in S. Chicago (Block Club)
  • Wharton Sinkler wants to pave the way to better walking and biking conditions in Des Plaines (ATA)
  • CTA Holiday Train, Bus returning for 2020, but without riders (ABC)

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, November 19

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  • ATA, other advocacy groups launch petition against diverting ride-hail revenue from CTA
  • CTA ‘cautiously optimistic’ about second round of transit stimulus money (WTTW)
  • Gary police chase ends with death of bystander Jacob Moore, 29, on IU campus (CBS)
  • Driver charged with fatally striking Troy Young, 41, in Lombard, fleeing (Daily Herald)
  • Worker injured in South Side rail yard alleges negligence, race played a role (Sun-Times)
  • Motorists drive around stuck gates at crossings in Riverside, Berwyn along BNSF Line (ABC)
  • Goal of Rosa’s rezoning plan is to block dense development in on Milwaukee Ave. (Block Club)
  • New WTTW “Chicago From the Air” doc discusses Black bike racing great Major Taylor (Herald)

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, November 18

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  • Lightfoot offers details on proposed $3.7 billion capital projects spending plan (Tribune)
  • Driver who failed to yield injured pedestrian on Golf Road near Niles (Tribune)
  • Police blame distracted driving for Franklin Park pedestrian crash, Tribune blames “dark clothing”
  • Boy, 17, on bike grazed by bullet after being caught in crossfire in Bronzeville (Sun-Times)
  • Pritzker’s office debunks article claiming his daughter broke dining capacity rules (Politico)
  • Women’s racing team LA Sweat to provide WTF mentorship for Blackstone Bikes kids (Velo News)
  • Mundelein police opt to donate unclaimed bikes instead of sending them to auction (Tribune)

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, November 17

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  • UIC’s Kate Lowe discusses what Biden-Harris could mean for Chicago transportation (WTTW)
  • Lightfoot proposes removing $16M CTA earmark from ride-hail tax, raising city gas tax (Block Club)
  • Blue Line was suspended from Racine to North/Damen yesterday due to medical emergency (CBS)
  • Mother and son charged in attack on teens who chalked ‘Biden 2020’ in South Loop park (Block Club)
  • Plan to bring an arts building with 45 affordable units to Paseo Boricua got a boost (Block Club)
  • Public invited to view Park Ridge sustainability plan, including promoting walk/bike/transit (Tribune)
  • Where can you buy a used bike in Chicago? (Urban Matter)
  • What happened to Tribune transportation reporter Mary Wisniewski? (The Chainlink)

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