Today’s Headlines
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9:03 AM CDT on April 23, 2014
- Pedicabbers Say New Ordinance Would Put Them Out of Business (Sun-Times)
- Lakeview Property Owners Sound Off on the CTA Flyover (DNA)
- 1 Killed, 3 Injured When Van Driver Crashes Into CTA Bus (Tribune)
- Left-Turning Van Driver Fatally Strikes Cyclist in Roselle (CBS)
- Driver Charged With DUI After Killing Female Pedestrian in Austin (DNA)
- 5 Injured When Police Chase Ends in Crash in Roseland (DNA)
- Man Fleeing Site of a Domestic Dispute Strikes 2 Officers With Car (Tribune)
- Chicago Gets Relatively Low Ranking for Pedestrian Deaths Per Capita (Vox)
- Groupon, REI, Peace Corps Recognized in Bike-Friendly Business Awards (LAB)
- Ari Emanuel Is Part of the “Entourage” of Uber Investors (Sun-Times)
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