Today’s Headlines for Monday, April 26

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  • Man police fired at on The 606 during the morning rush charged with felonies (Tribune)
  • Advocates for reopening Racine Green stop are collecting stories about it (Block Club)
  • Parts of Broadway, Sheffield in Lakeview will be Cafe Streets again (Block Club)
  • How return of earmarks could affect Illinois transportation (Daily Herald)
  • Ald. Pat Dowell’s proposal to license bikes cited in Bloomberg article on why it’s a bad idea
  • Man found dead on CTA train at Addison Red Line Station (Tribune)
  • Man charged after assaulting woman on Blue Line train near Oak Pak (ABC)
  • Man wielding ax on Blue Line in Jefferson Park arrested “without incident” (Tribune)
  • City plans to turn West Humboldt Park bank into affordable housing (Block Club)
  • ABC checks out Bronzeville’s Boxville, home to a bike shop in a shipping container
  • Military family surprised with new bikes, a thank you for service on South Side (WGN)

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, April 23

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  • On Earth Day, ATA asked IL Congressional delegation for a historic investment in transit
  • All-affordable TOD next to Logan station could be finished by end of year (Block Club)
  • At South Loop bus station, volunteers see signs of increased immigration (Sun-Times)
  • Joshua Deac, 17, dead after teen driver of car he was riding in failed to yield while making left (Tribune)
  • 2 drivers crash into restaurant at Montrose/Drake in Albany Park (CBS)
  • Man arrested after “viciously attacking” woman on Blue Line near Oak Park station (Sun-Times)
  • Cops fired twice on the Bloomingdale Trail at 7 AM while chasing carjacking suspect (WGN)
  • Metra is looking to install batteries on three older locomotives (IRJ)
  • Geoffrey Baer explains what’s up with the Green Line bridge at 59th Street (WTTW)

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 22

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  • Driver arrested for fatally striking Stephen Kennedy, 62, with truck in Lake Forest, leaving scene (Fox)
  • Large metal bolt falls from River North building under construction, hits pedestrian in head (Tribune)
  • From streetscape to pandemic to CTA rebuild, Asia On Argyle businesses fight to survive (Block Club)
  • Forum invites West Siders to share how they want to develop their neighborhoods (Block Club)
  • Developer wants to build residences, not offices after city lifts housing ban in part of Fulton Market (Block Club)
  • Illinois House committee tasked with reviewing monuments on state property holds first meeting (Capitol News)
  • A guide to Chicagoland bike trails (Red Tricycle)

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 21

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  • 7000-Series cars go into service on Blue Line, with screens displaying surveillance images of riders (CBS)
  • Committee vote on DuSable Drive proposal pushed back to 4/29 (BHM)
  • Two CPD officers were injured in a hit-and-run crash in Gresham (ABC)
  • Sun-Times: Lightfoot’s massive rewrite of affordable housing ordinance sails through committee
  • Zoning Committee approves lift of ban on residential developments N. of Lake in Fulton Market  (Block Club)
  • 109-foot-tall office building proposed near Morgan station (Block Club)
  • Chicago Council on Science & Tech hosts program on history and future of local transportation on 5/3

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