Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 26
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• New to Chicago, migrant family in mourning after their 11-month-old baby is killed in car crash (Tribune)
• Marin Lacson, 17, fatally struck by Metra UP-NW train while walking to school in fog around 7:45 AM at Route 59 and Main Street in Barrington (ABC)
• Skokie school bus crash: Driver loses control, hitting multiple cars before becoming stuck in house, no serious injuries reported (ABC)
• ATA: North Shore Channel Trail extensions would bridge trail gaps
• ATA: Chicago Botanic Gardens bike racks find a new home in Palatine, thanks to local partnerships
• Here are the finalists for Chicago's snowplow naming contest (Block Club)
• CTA job fair taking place Friday 10 AM to 1 PM at Malcom X College, 1900 W. Jackson Boulevard (ABC)
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