Today’s Headlines for Monday, February 14

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  • Could a pedestrian-friendly streetscape help revitalize the ailing LaSalle St. financial corridor? (Crain’s)
  • Speeding driver killed, passenger critically injured, after crashing into tree on Peterson (ABC)
  • Driver dead after striking median on Avenue O in Hegewisch, vehicle caught fire (ABC)
  • Police: Man suffers arm injury after accidentally falling on Blue Line tracks at Washington stop (Tribune)
  • CPD: Woman in good condition after falling in gap between train and tracks at Morse station (Sun-Times)
  • 2 injured after minivan driver crashes into apartment building near 87th/State in Chatham (ABC)
  • 2 Metra crew members injured after train hits empty car near 76th and Exchange (ABC)
  • $10K reward offered in case of missing Chicago man  Thomas Howe, 24, last seen after I-94 crash (NBC)
  • Will there be a Chicago Auto Show shutdown ride this year? (The Chainlink)

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, February 11

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  • “Vacancy fraud” state bill would punish landlords who avoid renting out empty storefronts (Block Club)
  • Driver dies after car struck by Amtrak train, dragged, caught fire near Deerfield station (CBS)
  • Driver cited after failing to yield while turning at Monroe/DLSD, injuring 6, including 4 kids, in another car (ABC)
  • Fire Engine rolled over after crash with minivan driver at multilane Palatine intersection (CBS)
  • Niles, which has seen many pedestrian deaths in recent years, is looking at ways to improve safety (WTTW)
  • Ald. Sposato seeks volunteers to shovel snow for seniors on the Far Northwest Side (Block Club)
  • During cold weather some bike clubs switch to indoor gatherings, alternative activities (Herald)
  • Valentine’s Day for the auto-erotic: Dinner and a movie in your car (Block Club)
  • Here are stories of couples who met via CTA and the Chicago Perimeter Ride (Newcity)

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, February 10

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  • IL mask mandate ends 2/28; Chicago may nix mask and vax requirements by then as well (Block Club)
  • 3 injured after police try to pull over driver of car possibly connected to armed robberies near 59th/State (CBS)
  • Woman tried to reach around glass and grab driver of moving #66 bus in Noble Square, then bit him (ABC)
  • Aurora may replace ped bridge over McCoy Drive seen as vital for students who walk to nearby school (Tribune)
  • Sale of the 1,155-unit Ellyn Crossing site, located halfway between MD-W and UP-W lines, completed (JLL)
  • Tours of Pullman homes — reflecting various periods in company’s history — are set to launch this spring (Block Club)
  • Meet Daniel Powell, who’s riding his bike to LA to raise money for Woodlawn community center (CBS)

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, February 9

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  • CTA awarded $912.1M in federal American Rescue Plan funds, helping to maintain service (Sun-Times)
  • Child, 5, dies from injuries 2 weeks after Round Lake Beach crash that killed driver (Tribune)
  • Man reportedly had medical emergency on Cumberland Blue platform, fell on tracks, survived (Nadig)
  • Ald. Vasquez, who recently learned to ride a bike, discusses how to make scooter-share equitable (Sun-Times)
  • South Siders created viral videos and data-driven maps questioning the city’s plowing policies (Block Club)
  • Streets and San announces it will be throwing out “dibs” junk starting Friday (Block Club)
  • Chicago might consider Evanston-style parking lane plowing on side streets, eradicating “dibs” (Axios)
  • Here’s what the Purple Line looked like during last week’s snow storm (Evanston Roundtable)
  • Take Chicago Magazine’s challenging (and sort of inaccurate?) streets quiz

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