Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 12
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• Will Bring Chicago Home measure to fund homeless services via tax increase on $1M+ property sales make it on ballot? Here's the latest. (Block Club)
• Bears say they’ll pony up $2B for proposed domed lakefront stadium (Block Club)
• Don't play with matches, Lakeview folks: North Side Red and Purple service were temporarily suspended Monday due to track fire next to Wrigley Field
• Hit-and-run driver killed pedestrians Laurie Cooper, 53, and Danny Cooper, 68, Saturday around 11 PM on 2100 of Plainfield Rd. in Crest Hill (ABC)
• CTA security camera footage shows man who allegedly committed robbery in the Loop (CBS)
• Igor Does My Bike (no, not that Igor) cycling shop opens at 5454 N. Broadway in Edgewater (Block Club)
• Transport Chicago makes a call for proposals, due Sunday 4/7, for its event Friday, 6/14, at voco Chicago Downtown
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