Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 6

9:09 AM CST on January 6, 2017

City Drops Plan to Have a Developer Manage Riverwalk Concession Contracts (Sun-Times)
Uber Is Schedule to Provide a Wheelchair Accessibility Plan to the City Later This Month (Tribune)
No Injuries In I-57 Shooting That Stalled Traffic for More Than an Hour (DNA)
Edison Park Anti-TOD Plan With 30 Condos, 159 Spaces Killed By Committee (Curbed)
A Photo Tour of Near North Side Residential High-Rise Construction (Curbed)
Ex-CDOT Commissioner on How LSD South of River Was Straightened Out 30 Years Ago (DNA)
How Many Blocks Are There In Chicago? The Answer's Not So Simple (DNA)
LuftWerk Will Illuminate 606's Milwaukee Bridge With Installation Tomorrow at 4 PM (Curbed)
MPC Annual Luncheon on 1/9 Features Discussion of Economic Affects of Segregation

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