Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, September 7
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8:59 AM CDT on September 7, 2016
- Chicagoist Looks at the City’s Vision Zero Announcement
- Politicians, Activists Showed Up for Debut of 31st Street Bus Pilot Yesterday (DNA)
- Pedestrian Fatally Struck in Dunning on August 28 Identified as Krzysztof Wlostowski (DNA)
- 12 Suffer Minor Injuries After CTA Bus / Car Crash (ABC)
- Driver of Mercedes Injures Bike Cop in Loop, Officer in Good Condition, No Citations (DNA)
- Power Outage Caused Delays on Metra Electric Yesterday Morning (Sun-Times)
- Controversial Proposal to Extend Lakefront Trail North Is on Ballot in Edgewater (Active Trans)
- Chicago Public Schools Creates 2 New Safe Passages Routes (ABC)
- An Update on Logan Square’s Twin Towers TOD Project (Curbed)
- 100 People Toured Edgewater Sites Made Famous by Ridiculed YouTube Stars (DNA)
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