Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, November 30
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8:57 AM CST on November 30, 2016
- Boy Injured in I-290 Crash Has Died; Driver Charged With Felony DUI (ABC, Sun-Times)
- Pickup Truck Driver Crashes Into Gold Coast Furniture Store, Flees on Foot (Sun-Times)
- Pawar, Who Helped Lead Fight to Restore Bus Service, May Run for Governor (Chicagoist)
- IL Companies See Possibilities in Safe Roads Amendment, Trump Infra Plan (Tribune)
- Community Meeting Held on Plan for Affordable, LGBT-Friendly TOD in Logan (DNA)
- Yes, It was 58F Yesterday, But Metra Is Gearing Up for the Coming Deep-Freeze (Patch)
- Why the Heck Don’t Chicagoans Stand on Right, Walk on Left on CTA Escalators (RedEye)
- Aussie Says He Broke the Record for “Chicago ‘L’ Challenge,” Has Video to Prove It
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