Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 19
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9:19 AM CDT on May 19, 2017
- One Man Dead, 4 Others Injured In Hit-And-Run Crash Near Willowbrook (CBS)
- Driver Charged in Fatal Burr Ridge Hit-and-Run Crash (NBC)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Firefighter in Rogers Park Gets 10 Years Prison (Fox)
- Bloomingdale Trail Use Increased by 15% This Year, According to Data From Counter (DNA)
- Riverwalk Architect Discusses the Project on the Eve of Its Official Completion (Active Trans)
- Crews Have Begun Installing Bikeway on Milwaukee Between Addison & Irving Park (DNA)
- Upgrade of Clark N. of Albion, a Recommended Route, Doesn’t Include Bikeway Infra (DNA)
- Plan Commission Approves Jeff Park Tower With 114 Units, 200 Spaces (DNA)
- A New Way to Play in Peoria: Bike Share Is Coming to The River City (WCBU)
- All-Day Bloomingdale Trail Block Party on June 3
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In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.
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