Today’s Headlines for Thursday, December 17

• #BlackChristmas Takeover of Mag Mile Planned for December 24 (DNA)
• CDOT, CTA, Active Trans & Hilkevitch Discuss the Upcoming Loop Link Debut (WBEZ)
• Curbed Looks at the Loop Link Plan
• MPC Looks Back at Their 2015 Accomplishments
• Chicago Is a Battleground for 3 Warring Railroad Companies (Crains)
• 2 Metra Police Officers Honored for Saving Life of Heart Attack Victim (DNA)
• Disgruntled Uber Driver Attacks Customers With Snow Brush (DNA)
• Driver Makes a Fake 911 Call to Avoid Being Towed, and Almost Succeeds (DNA)
• Booming Businesses Expected for Intercity Buses This Holiday Season (DNA)
• Gonnella Bread Is Toast, Demolished to Make Way for a New TOD (DNA)
• Have You Checked Out the MSI's "Art of the Bicycle" Exhibit? (Edwardville Intelligencer)

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