Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 28

  • NTSB Meeting Today on Cause of 2014 Escalator Crash at O’Hare Blue Line Stop (Sun-Times)
  • Activists Hope New CTA Chief Could Mean Return of 31st, Lincoln Bus Lines (DNA)
  • Workers Remove Concrete Bridge West of Wilson Red Line Stop (Uptown Update)
  • Englewood Fitness Center Owner Applauds Divvy’s Expansion to the Neighborhood (DNA)
  • Motorcyclist Strikes Pedestrian in Plainfield, Killing Them Both (Tribune)
  • Driver Charged With Aggravated DUI in 2013 Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Boy (Tribune)
  • Man Is Suing the City After a Police Officer Ran Over His Leg Last Year (Sun-Times)
  • Highland Park Signs on to Be the First Family-Friendly Bikeways Community (Active Trans)
  • Pritzker’s “Mistake by the Lake” Parking Garage Is Almost Finished (Curbed)
  • Uber Drivers Are Now Delivering Lunch Downtown (DNA)
  • Leashed Dogs Will Be Allowed on the Bloomingdale Trail (RedEye)
  • …And Small Pets Can Now Ride Amtrak to Carbondale (Chicagoist)

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