Today’s headlines for Tuesday, April 16
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• Video: O'Hare travelers walk from Kennedy to terminal as lanes blocked due to protest agains Israel-Hamas war , 54 demonstrators arrested (NBC, ABC)
• Family of Maria Schwab, 56, fatally struck on 12/7 outside House of Blues by allegedly drunk off-duty CPD officer, sues cop and bar (CBS)
• 2 killed, 1 injured in crash on I-57 Tuesday around 2 AM in south Suburbs (WGN)
• Crash epidemic on S. Pulaski: After driver killed motorcyclist Sunday on 5500 block, motorist seriously injured 2 pedestrians Monday on 6300 block (ABC)
• CBS: Video shows teens brawling Sunday around 7 PM on Red Line at Roosevelt with K-9 response; CTA said it bypassed stop, CPD said it has no info
• Railway News looks at Metra's $332 construction plan for 2024
• The Chainlink query: "Where's a reasonable safe place to park a bike in or near Union Station?"
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