Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 6

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  • Officer who shot Ariel Roman in Grand Red Line station faces felony criminal charges (Tribune)
  • Duckworth succeeds in earmarking $1.75B in infra bill for transit station accessibility (Crain’s)
  • Cook County awards $8.5 million in transit grants for 34 south, southwest suburban projects (Tribune)
  • 3 people critically injured in a pin-in crash in South Deering (Sun-Times)
  • Sports columnist Rick Telander charged with DUI, reckless driving, no insurance (Feder)
  • Black JoyRide is working to make biking safe and accessible for Black and Latino Chicagoans (Reader)
  • A beginner’s guide to Midway and O’Hare airports (Travel & Leisure)
  • Tour Dunning on 2 wheels Saturday to celebrate neighborhood’s new e-bike Divvy Stations (Block Club)

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 5

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  • 5 states added to Chicago’s travel advisory as COVID surges due to Delta (Block Club)
  • Bartlett High School football player killed, brother and 3 others injured in crash (ABC)
  • Ashley Sanchez, 16, killed in hit-and-run crash family believes was attempted carjacking (ABC)
  • Woman injured in crash on DuSable Drive, good samaritans help her escape burning car (CBS)
  • Police release photos of man suspected in 2 pistol-whipping incidents on the CTA (CBS)
  • Cook County offering free rides to its COVID-19 vaccination sites (Block Club)
  • Watch: CTA moves 1000-ton historic building 30 feet (WTTW)

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 4

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  • Daily Line looks at CDOT’s failure to hold bike and ped advisory council meetings during COVID
  • Little Village parents call on city to house people living in viaduct on school route (Block Club)
  • Hit-and-run driver rear-ends car in Hermosa, killing girl, 16, in back seat (ABC)
  • Driver charged with DUI, violating Scott’s Law after injuring trooper assisting with another crash (WSPY)
  • Overnight parking ban in Wicker Park is preventing late-night rowdiness, bar owners say (Block Club)
  • Big Marsh bike park raises awareness of transportation barriers on the Southeast Side (WTTW)
  • Little Italy festival canceled again because Of COVID-19, worker shortages (Block Club)

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 3

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  • Letter: Enforcing masks on CTA post-Lolla is locking stable door after horses were stolen (Sun-Times)
  • Family of Raven Holiday, 23, killed in Englewood crash with no citations, wants answers (NBC)
  • Man who aided Max Lewis after he was killed on the ‘L’ calls for stopping “insanity” of gun violence (Tribune)
  • DUI charges filed against driver from crash that killed Robert Strobl, 70, in Westmont (Sun-Times)
  • Motorcyclists doing tricks on the Stevenson got into fiery crash (CBS)
  • Block Club looks at upcoming 71st Street streetscaping project, which includes bike lanes
  • Black Ensemble Theater gets $5 M grant, plans Uptown cultural corridor with artist housing (Block Club)
  • Herald bike columnist discusses Grand Illinois Bike Tour, safer crossing at Wilke, Lake-Cook roads

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