Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, March 29
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9:07 AM CDT on March 29, 2017
- CDOT Will Install “Whiter, Crisper” LED Lighting in Crime-Plagued Neighborhoods First (DNA)
- Driver Charged With DUI That Killed Boy, 5, in Cicero (CBS)
- Police: 2 Officers, 17-Year-Old Boy Injured After the Teen Ran a Stop Sign (Tribune)
- To Make a Difference, Vision Zero Needs Dedicated Funding (Active Trans)
- After Struggle Over Evictions, Plati Finally Purchases Property for Logan TOD (DNA)
- Why Are Some People Leaving Chicago and Why Are Some People Staying? (Curbed)
- Active Trans Cheers N. Branch Plans Proposal for 606 Extension, “Enhanced Streets” (DNA)
- All Proposed 41st Ward PB Projects, Including Ped Improvements, Will Be Funded (DNA)
- Reilly Drops Plan To Ban Musicians From Michigan, Says “Compromise” Is in the Works (DNA)
- Check Out Videos of Active Trans‘ Tactical Urbanism Events in the ‘Burbs
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