Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, September 14
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8:56 AM CDT on September 14, 2016
- Girl, 11, Critically Injured on Sidewalk by Driver Fleeing Previous Crash Scene (Tribune)
- Driver Gets 26 Years for DUI Crash That Killed 2 Young Children (Sun-Times)
- What Can Be Done to Prevent Train Track Suicides? (CTJ)
- Falling Concrete From Union Station Ceiling Injures Metra Commuter (Sun-Times)
- More Details on the Plan to Build the Bike Bridge That Berny Stone Blocked (Tribune)
- Zero Backlash Against the Stone Bridge at Last Night’s Community Meeting (Chainlink)
- Why Chicago-Area McMansions Are Becoming Hard to Sell (Curbed)
- The 606 Is a Popular Route for Walking & Biking to School (Active Trans)
- CDOT Is Making a Video to Help Address the Argyle Learning Curve (DNA)
- Police: Teens Ride Metra to Deerfield, Steal Bikes, Take Them Home on Trail (CBS)
- Activate Alley Party Tomorrow 5 PM at 100 W. Monroe (Loop Alliance)
- CMAP Hosts a Forum on the Question “Have We Reached Peaked Driving” on 9/22
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