Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 12

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  • Strange bedfellows: DSA Ald. Jeanette Taylor complains about speed cams to right-wing Illinois Policy
  • Like Illinois Policy, CBS published a graph that shows 6 mph ticketing rule is encouraging safer driving
  • Driver allegedly kidnapped Good Samaritan after Indiana crash, forced him to drive him to Chicago (NBC)
  • Injuries from icy sidewalks add more stress to already overwhelmed Chicago hospitals (Block Club)
  • 35th Ward PB election options include dashed bike lanes on Montrose (Block Club)
  • Federal judge denied a request by several unions to halt Metra’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate (Law Bulletin)
  • The Tribune looks at Olive-Harvey’s new bike repair and maintenance course

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, January 11

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  • CTA warns of bus, train delays due to surging coronavirus cases, is “actively recruiting” (ABC)
  • Car caravan in support of CTU takes place around City Hall on 4th day of no school for CPS students (Block Club)
  • Stabbing victim crashes car into Ukrainian Village salon while driving to hospital, survives (ABC)
  • Driver charged with felony hit-and-run for August killing of cyclist Trinidad Salgado, 59, in Glenview (Tribune)
  • More freight trains could be coming to Chicagoland; Communities and Metra concerned about delays (Tribune)
  • New Glenview zoning ordinance would limit building height near Metra station to 3 stories (Tribune)
  • IDOT is hosting a virtual hearing through 1/21 as part of an ongoing study assessing the state’s rail system

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, January 10

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  • CPS schools remain closed on Monday as stalemate between Lightfoot, CTU continues (Block Club)
  • Police pursuit of allegedly speeding driver in Gary ended with deaths of baby and woman in car (ABC)
  • Driver dies after crashing into tree in median of DLSD near Lawrence (ABC)
  • Icy conditions over the weekend led to many crashes, including one involving ISP trooper (NBC)
  • Large chunk of aluminum cladding fell off Hancock building last week week, frightening neighbors (Block Club)
  • Dia de Los Reyes celebration in Humboldt Park includes donation of 70 bikes to kids (Sun-Times)
  • R.I.P. to R & B scenester, “kosher cowboy,” and CTA enthusiast Perry “Dancin’ Man” Kanlan (Sun-Times)

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 7

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  • Alderman: City bought Pilsen’s largest vacant lot for $12M through settlement with developer (Block Club)
  • Passenger in van died after driver drove into oncoming traffic on I-94 in NWI, causing pileup (NWI Times)
  • Driver struck and seriously injured pedestrian on U.S. 41 in Cedar Lake, NWI (NWI Times)
  • Blavity looks at Columbia College’s free transit for students program via the Ventra UPass
  • Council approves re-zoning parts of Randolph and Fulton in West Loop as Pedestrian Streets (YIMBY)
  • 15-story luxury condo tower breaks ground at 21 N May Street, near Morgan, Racine stations (YIMBY)
  • Daily Herald looks at new bike and pedestrian plans in the suburbs

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