Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 14
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8:53 AM CDT on July 14, 2017
- City: Washington-Wabash ‘L’ Stop Should Open by Labor Day (DNA)
- SUV Driver Fatally Struck Xiang He, 75, in Kenwood Saturday (Tribune)
- Man in Wheelchair Falls Survives Fall Onto to Red Line Tracks (CBS)
- What Chicago Can Learn From Montreal’s Inclusive Placemaking Efforts (MPC)
- Waukegan Has Metra Access, Lakefront Location. Why Is It Struggling? (MPC)
- Demand for New Lakeview Apartments Is High But Relatively Few Units Are Being Built (Curbed)
- Beverly Bicycle Shop Owner Discusses History of the Neighborhood’s Annual Bike Race (Patch)
- Graffiti and Gears Bike Tour of Street Art on Sunday Benefits West Town Bikes (The Chainlink)
- CMAP Forum on “The Future of Economic Opportunity” July 19 4 PM in Homewood (MPC)
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