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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 18

9:00 AM CDT on August 18, 2016

    • Francisco Cruz, 58, Killed in West Garfield Last Night by Hit-and-Run Van Driver (Sun-Times)
    • MPC's Great Rivers Plan Calls for a Continuous Network of Riverside Trails (Tribune)
    • Mapping the 44 High Rises Under Construction in Chicago Right Now (Curbed)
    • New Law Clarifies that Cyclists and Drivers Treated as Equals under Rules of the Road (CDLB)
    • Metra Project to Fix 17 Miles of Tracks Could Cause Off-Peak Delays (DNA)
    • Feds Want John Bills, Convicted in Cam Scandal, Sentenced to at Least 10 Years (Sun-Times)
    • Tollway and Railroad Dispute Could Shelve Plans for Western Access to O'Hare (Crain's)
    • Trendy Shuffleboard Bar Planned for Site by The 606's Milwaukee Entrance (Crain's)

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