Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 13

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  • Chicagoans weigh in on the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of the city’s bike network in a WBEZ survey
  • Responses from WBEZ’s bike questions from CDOT bike and ped program manager David Smith
  • Police: Alcohol was likely a factor in head-on crash in Waukegan that killed 1, injured 3 (ABC)
  • Man, 66, on motorcycle killed in crash with driver in Belmont Heights (Sun-Times)
  • Passenger killed in Metra-semi crash in Clarendon Heights identified as Christina Lopez, 72 (NBC)
  • Man, 39, found dead on CTA Blue Line train at the Logan Square station (Sun-Times)
  • Male, 38, suffers leg injury after being struck struck by driver fleeing traffic stop on Michigan Avenue (ABC)
  • Teens climbed on top of CTA buses during party organized on social media that brought 400 to North Avenue Beach (NBC)
  • A couple rolls dice to choose Red Line stops to get off at and explore the surrounding neighborhood (Chicago Mag)

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 12

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  • BMW driver drove through bus stop killing woman, 32, on 2100 block of W. Peterson in West Ridge (ABC)
  • SUV driver who failed to yield while turning right from State onto Wacker critically injured woman, 32 (ABC)
  • BNSF trains not stopping at Clarendon Hills due to investigation of train-truck crash that killed 1, injured 4 (WGN)
  • Missing: UIC student Daniel Sotelo, 26, last seen on CTA train at Roosevelt station (CBS)
  • Lee Bey: Destruction of historic buildings on State will create “an economic and pedestrian dead zone” (Slate)
  • Visiting Chicago as a solo traveler? Rent a Divvy bike (Choose Chicago)
  • 2 more upcoming Divvy fee structure change forums on Saturday 5/21 and Wednesday 5/25 (in Spanish)

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 11

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  • ATA’s Amy Rynell: If we want drivers to stop killing bike riders on Milwaukee, we need robust PBLs (Sun-Times)
  • CPD chief David Brown says more officers will be deployed in CTA this summer (NBC)
  • Alleged drunken motorist drove into  construction work zone in Lake County, IN early Tuesday (Tribune)
  • Sun-Times editorial: Lawsuit challenging excessive traffic ticket fines, late fees gets a boost, and that’s a good thing
  • Ald. Reilly compares fast-tracked casino deal to the parking meter contract, wants more time to review it (Block Club)
  • Logan Square Neighborhood Association renamed Palenque LSNA in solidarity with Black community (Block Club)
  • Block Club compiled memes mocking the super-skinny proposed new 36th Ward. Here are a few of ours.

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, May 8

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