Today's Headlines
Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 25
- Chicago Was the Only Major U.S. City to Lose Population From 2015 to 2016 (Tribune)
- Metra Plans to Boost Service to Hyde Park, Pullman, Cut It on Electric Line Branches (Tribune)
- Metra Will Install New On-Board Security Cam System (CBS)
- Maldonado, Moreno, LSNA, LUCHA Rally for Law Charging Fees for Teardowns by 606 (DNA)
- Antique Swing Bridge Could Be Used for Extending the Bloomingdale Trail (DNA)
- Driver Who Struck Officer, Pedestrian While Fleeing Charged With Felony (CBS)
- Developer Picked for Redevelopment of Union Station, Including 5 Towers, Plazas (DNA)
- Upcoming Obama Library Is Already Spurring a Development Boom in South Shore (DNA)
- CTA Bus Drivers Recall Being Attacked With Spit, Eggs, Hot Drinks, Frozen Chickens (ABC)
- Tips for Avoiding Getting Your Bike Ganked, Recovering It After a Theft Occurs (DNA)
- Waguespack: Stop Calling "Robust" North/Damen/Milwaukee Intersection "The Crotch" (DNA)
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