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Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 19

8:45 AM CDT on June 19, 2015

    • 50 Percent of Renters Along North Side Red Line Have No Car but Have a Parking Space (MPC)
    • Developer Plans New Skyscrapers in South Loop with Driveways on Harrison Bike Lane
    • Mumford & Sons Concert, With 5,000 Bike Valet Spaces, Rescheduled to Tonight (Tribune)
    • Exec at LAZ Parking, Parking Meter Operators, Goes on Leave During FBI Probe (Sun-Times)
    • Police to Enforce Driving Under the Influence in Auburn-Gresham Saturday Night (DNA)
    • Semi-Truck Driver Falls Asleep on Stevenson, Injuring Six People (Sun-Times)
    • Tribune Publishes Map of Ghost Bikes, Which Honor Those Killed While Cycling
    • Police Pulled Over Motorists Who Didn't Stop for Pedestrians in Wicker Park (Reddit)
    • Have You Encountered One of These Six Bloomingdale Trail Characters? (Time Out)
    • Beverly Resident Says California/Milwaukee in Logan Square is "Healthy Street" (Main Street Beverly)

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