Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 31

  • Data Expert: Declining Cook County Population Is Nothing to Panic Over (Tribune)
  • #170 CTA Bus Route Will Be Cut Because U. of C. Is Ending Subsidy of the Route (DNA)
  • …While Hyde Park Businesses Offer Free Car Parking Vouchers to Customers (DNA)
  • Mike Quigley Tours Pace Facilities; Expansion of Rosemont Transit Center Planned
  • Man Arrested After He Allegedly Tried to Use a Fake Mobile Ticket on Metra (Sun-Times)
  • North Ave. Ped Bridge Will Be Closed for Rehab Project From April 11 to June 30 (Tribune)
  • 93-Story Tower Will Include Better Pedestrian Link Between River East & Riverwalk (Curbed)
  • Clark Is Nominated as the Best Urban Street in America’s Main Street Contest (DNA)
  • Local Heroes Like Mahalia Jackson & Chance the Rapper Featured on Chatham Mural (DNA)
  • Former Blackstone Bicycle Works Students Taking Over Management of the Shop (HPH)
  • After Successful Kickstarter Campaign, Artist Plans More Pothole Mosaics (DNA)

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