Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 6

  • Police: 3 Officers Injured, 1 Seriously, After Struggling With Person at Crash Scene (Tribune)
  • Tower Near Roosevelt Stop With 280 Units, 143 Spaces Gets Permits (Curbed)
  • Work on Albany Park Storm Water Diversion Tunnel Begins This Month (DNA)
  • An Aerial View of the Largest Railroad Switching Terminal in the U.S. (DNA)
  • Reilly Proposes Removing Trump’s Honorary Street Designation Sign (Chicagoist)
  • Chainlink Members: Grocery Store’s Backpack Ban Is Unfair to Cyclists
  • Valet Parking at Logan Farmers Market Encourages Shopping by Bike (Logan Squarist)
  • In Honor of the Proposed Red Line Extension, a List of CTA Fails‘ Greatest Hits (DNA)

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