Today’s Headlines for Friday, April 14
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9:12 AM CDT on April 14, 2017
- Edward McClelland: Chicago Should Annex Its Adjoining Suburbs (Tribune)
- Des Plaines Police: Driver Who Killed 3 Members of a Family Was Doing 135 MPH (Sun-Times)
- Lawsuit: Elmwood Park Metra Crossing Where Senior Was Killed Was Unsafe (Sun-Times)
- Thieves Ram Barricade at O’Hare, Steal 10 Rental Cars (DNA)
- Burnett: “Greedy” Developers Are Pushing Hard to Build in West Loop North of Lake St. (DNA)
- Chainlinkers Discuss Joravsky’s Claim That Bike-Friendly Politicians “Own” Cyclists
- What Do You Do When You Encounter a Wrong-Way cyclist on Your Bike? (Chainlink)
- 4 Gladstone Park Gas Main Projects Could Cause a Traffic Snafu Near Superdawg (DNA)
- Chicago Market food Co-op Hopes to Open in Rehabbed Wilson Station (Tribune)
- Map: Chicago’s 52 High-Rises Under Construction (Curbed)
- Bartlett Residents Fear Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Beloved Local Turkey (Tribune)
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