Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 13

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  • ATA endorses permanent scooter program, calls for citywide protected bike/scooter lane network
  • More coverage of the upcoming e-scooter ordinance vote (Tribune, CBS)
  • More coverage of Equiticity’s “Biking Where Black” study (Tribune, The Hill)
  • 2 potential buyers for Thompson Center submitted proposals to the state, no word on demolition (Patch)
  • Person in car shot and critically wounded boy, 15, on bike in Gage Park (Sun-Times)
  • Person steals an ambulance in Humboldt Park, strikes cyclist, causing minor injuries (ABC)
  • Driver charged with DUI for June crash in Lisle that injured 5 children and left a baby dead (Tribune)
  • Semi driver gets vehicle stuck beneath Red Line tracks at Sheridan station (Tribune)
  • Community meeting tonight at 6 PM to discuss Lincoln Ave. plaza and streetscape project
  • Streetsblog Chicago meetup 6-8 PM tonight at Handlebar, 2311 W. North in Wicker Park

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, October 12

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  • Woman dies after driving off Dan Ryan, crashing into Armour Square parking lot (Sun-Times)
  • Man dies after jeep-semi collision in Mount Prospect (Patch)
  • Community rallies around Chicago violinist Chihsuan Yang, injured in LA crash (NBC)
  • Southwest Airlines cancels nearly 200 flights at Midway, O’Hare (Tribune)
  • Only 98 properties are on Lightfoot’s list of building safety scofflaws (Tribune)
  • Police warn of string of catalytic converter thefts, most recently Jefferson Park (CBS)
  • Retired in Chicago blog checks out “Transit Hikes” a guide to accessing trails car-free

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 11

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  • CTA bus driver fatally strikes man, 85, near Buena underpass to the Lakefront Trail (Sun-Times)
  • Motorist fatally struck Timothy Hackett, 30, on bike in Park Ridge six-way intersection (Tribune)
  • Driver illegally passing tow truck in Beach Park killed Jose Hernandez, critically injured stepsons (ABC)
  • 1 dead, several injured, after 7-car crash on the Kennedy near Natoma (WGN)
  • Man, 32, charged with 4 felonies for punching woman, 66, at Cermak Green station (NBC)
  • Reddit user: Witness told officer Uber driver struck cyclist in Lincoln Park, cop declined to ticket them
  • Proposed trail across Lake Calumet to Big Marsh Park picks up steam (ATA)
  • If Bears move, Steinberg suggests taking Metra: “Try to never drive anywhere in Chicago” (Sun-Times)

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 8

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  • ATA’s Kyle Whitehead discusses Chicago’s bikeway expansion plans on WBEZ
  • Tribune readers weigh in on ATA director Amy Rynell’s op-ed calling for more protected lanes
  • Driver fatally struck woman, 64, crossing Devon in Little India this morning (Sun-Times)
  • Benjamin Kennerly, 89, fatally struck on Bishop Ford Expressway near 120th (NBC)
  • Officials investigating cause of Bryn Mawr Red Line station crane collapse (ABC)
  • After N. Fulton Market development ban lifted, 204 units proposed next to Morgan stop (Crain’s)
  • If the Bears moved their stadium to Arlington Heights, how would fans get there? (Herald)
  • Diner at Tinley Park’s 80th Ave. station is expansion from hotel at convention center (Tribune)
  • Here’s how to get around the city during Sunday’s Chicago Marathon (NBC)
  • Metra runs extra train for Sox playoff game on Sunday (CBS)

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