Today’s Headlines for Friday, February 12
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8:58 AM CST on February 12, 2016
- IDOT May Get $84.7M Windfall From Stale Federal Earmarks (Herald)
- Safe Routes for Healthy Kids Campaign Launched in Little Village (Active Trans)
- Crestwood Man Gets 39 Years for Murdering His Wife With Her Own Car (Tribune)
- 2 CTA Workers Injured During Yellow Line Derailment (Tribune)
- 47th Ward Residents Can Vote for Pedestrian Improvements in Pawar’s Menu Money Survey (DNA)
- Amtrak May Add a Second Daily Roundtrip Run Between Chicago & Twin Cities (Sun-Times)
- City Approves Plan for Apartment Building in Pilsen With 99 Units, 52 Spaces (DNA)
- Obama Advisor Says Washington Park Would Be the Best Location for Presidential Library (DNA)
- Emanuel Wants Pedicab Ordinance to Include Operators Working for Donations & Tips (Sun-Times)
- The Detour Walking Tour App Is Coming to Chicago (Curbed)
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