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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, December 21

8:57 AM CST on December 21, 2016

    • Billionaire Rauner Backer Ken Griffin Gives $12 Million for Lakefront Trail Separation (Sun-Times)
    • Illinois Lost 37,508 People in 2016, More Than Any Other State (Tribune)
    • CTA Workers Will Protest for New Contract Today, No Service Disruptions Planned (Sun-Times)
    • Driver Charged With Aggravated DUI for Posen Crash That Killed 3, Critically Injured 1 (Sun-Times)
    • Community Group Pushing for 100% Affordable TOD for Parking Lot Next to Logan Station (DNA)
    • Randolph Named America's 2nd Best Bike Lane of 2016, Aurora PBL Is #4 (People for Bikes)
    • How to Be a Good Neighbor This Winter: Join City's Snow Corps, Don't Do "Dibs" (Curbed)
    • Today's 606 Trail Report: "Combination of Icy Patches & Deeper Snow, Challenging to Ride" (FOTBT)
    • 150K Candy Canes Distributed: CTA Holiday Train Statistics (Tribune)

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