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Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 16

    • Residents Protest Plan to Redevelop Men's Hotel Next to Wilson Stop (Chicagoist)
    • Man Fires Into Red Line Car From Jackson Platform, Wounding a Passenger (Tribune)
    • Driver Crashes Into Bulls Practice Facility Across From United Center (NBC)
    • Metra Has Hired Joe Schwieterman to Calculate Cost-of-Delay Estimates (Tribune)
    • Uber & Lyft Are Refunding Extreme Surge Pricing Fares Charged During CTA Shutdown (DNA)
    • CTA to Offer Notifications to Avoid Cubs Crowding, Incentives to Ride During Other Times (Tribune)
    • Developer Vows to Reuse Historic Facade in Logan Square TOD (Curbed)
    • $5K Bike Stolen From Wicker Park Recovered by Officer Posing as a Buyer (DNA)
    • Metra Extends Service for the Air & Water Show (Patch)

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Note: The headline regarding the Air and Water Show previously included a common nickname for the event, which, after comments from readers and further reflection, I now feel was inappropriate for the site. I've edited the headline accordingly. Thanks for the feedback on this. -JG

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