Today’s Headlines for Monday, June 20
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8:57 AM CDT on June 20, 2016
- Why Does Toronto Have Higher Transit Ridership Than Chicago? (Tribune)
- Ride-Share Ordinance Passes in Committee, Lyft Threatens to Leave Chicago (DNA)
- Chicagoist Responds to Marilyn Katz’s Tone-Deaf Op-Ed on the Blaine Klingenberg Case
- Driver Charged With Reckless Homicide After He Ran Away From Fatal Crash (CBS)
- FOP May Approve Lucas Museum Plan — If 5% of Revenue Goes to Parks Fund (Crain’s)
- Oak Park Ave. Bike Lane Project Delayed by Discovery of Dead Bodies (DNA)
- For the 1st Time, Chicago Releases Divvy Data on City’s Open Data Portal (Route 50)
- Why McDonalds Is Moving Its Oak Brook HQ to the West Loop (Chicago Mag)
- Architect Recommends Pedestrian Improvements for Highland Park (Tribune)
- Video: DNA Checks Out the Current State of the Navy Pier Flyover
- Letter: More Riverfront Bike Paths Would Be a Boon for Chicago’s Economy (Tribune)
- Hearing in the Bobby Cann Case on Thursday 10 a.m. at 26/California (The Chainlink)
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