Today’s Headlines for Monday, June 6

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  • See where candidates for IL secretary of state stand on transportation issues (ATA)
  • Chicago region makes unified push for money to rebuild “overcrowded, dilapidated” Union Station (Crain’s)
  • Woman killed, man hospitalized following a rollover crash on I-55 near Central Ave. (CBS)
  • SUV driver in custody after speeding through red light, injuring 5 kids and police officer (ABC)
  • Driver injured after striking the side of a CTA bus that was leaving terminal at 112th/Torrence (NBC)
  • 2 men burned by electricity, one severely, after falling on 3rd rail during fight on 69th Red platform (CBS)
  • Officer shot, seriously wounded, during traffic stop in Englewood (Block Club)
  • Do you bike around Little Village? Weigh in on where the city should put new bike lanes (Block Club)

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 3

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  • Ordinance to double the TOD zone around stations, reduce alder veto power, faces stiff battle (Block Club)
  • Yay? Groundbreaking held for new 6-story garage that will encourage more people to drive to O’Hare (WGN)
  • Female driver, 29, dies after striking tree on Vincennes Ave. in Brainerd (ABC)
  • 6 people injured in fiery crash at multilane intersection of Torrence Ave. and Sauk Trail in Sauk Village (CBS)
  • 2 in custody after major crash in Avalon Park sends 3 to hospital (NBC)
  • With fewer people commuting downtown, Chicago Water Taxi will only operate on weekends (Tribune)
  • CDOT’s Learn to Ride program offers free bicycling classes for residents
  • Want to live in the suburbs with an easy Metra commute downtown? Here are some options (Chicago Mag)
  • Family farm-owned and operated coffee roaster Anticonquista Café will operate a coffee bike (Time Out)

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 2

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  • Three-vehicle crash leaves one person dead in Peotone (CBS)
  • Hit-and-run driver ran red, injuring motorist at Addison/Austin in Portage Park (CBS)
  • Chicago Police officer shot and wounded during traffic stop in Englewood (Block Club)
  • CPD: Woman stabbed, another punched on Chinatown Red Line platform, suspect injured 3rd woman (ABC)
  • 17-year-old boy charged with robbing, beating CTA worker at Sox-35th Red Line station (FOX)
  • Calumet City OKs payout of $4.2 million in lawsuit stemming from 2017 police chase, crash (Tribune)
  • A successful campaign to replace a dangerous bridge in Lake Bluff (ATA)
  • Tribune looks at new Indiana Dunes NP fees, which are unfair to transit and bike riders
  • Rogers Park’s viaduct murals get facelift, will be feature of Chicago Architecture Center tours (Block Club)
  • Anti-violence bike ride will honor Hadiya Pendleton, other victims Friday in Nichols Park (ABC)

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