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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, October 20

    • Editorial: Automatic Voter Registration at DMVs Would Help Election Turnout (Sun-Times)
    • Motorcyclist Driving Between Cars on LSD Strikes 2 Pedestrians, Killing One (Sun-Times)
    • 47-Year-Old Bicyclist Dies From Injuries 9 Days After a Driver Struck Him (Sun-Times)
    • Ambulance Driver Critically Injures Pedestrian in Beach Park (Sun-Times)
    • Ad Argues Racial Profiling by Cabbies Is a Reason to Allow Uber Access to Airports (Politico)
    • County Commissioner Fritchey Gets Assaulted While Trying to Stop a Bike Thief (CBS)
    • Why Doesn't Chicago Have Charming Pedestrian Streets Like... Slovenia? (Coming to Terms)
    • DNA Readers Sound Off on Car Parking Habits They Love to Hate
    • City Is Repaving North LSD (Tribune) -- Maybe They Could Save Money by Depaving It Instead
    • Informational Meeting Hosted Tonight by Opponents of Rte. 53 Extension (Herald)

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