Today’s Headlines for Thursday, July 27
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8:23 AM CDT on July 27, 2017
- Semi Drivers Critically Injured Pedestrian in Lawndale (Tribune)
- Finkl Steel Redevelopment Plan Includes New Metra Stop, Bloomingdale Trail Extension (Curbed)
- Lawsuit: Man Refuses to Turn Over Storage Container With $600K in CTA Tools (Tribune)
- Lollapalooza Is More Than a Week Away, but Streets Are Already Closed (DNA)
- A Brief History of Soon-to-Be Revamped Union Station (Chicagoist)
- Chicagoist Picks Their 15 Favorite Bike Shops; Boulevard Bikes Moving to 2769 N. Milwaukee
- Firefighter Started Program to Reward Low-Income Kids for Good Grades With Free Bikes (WGN)
- Latinos Progresando, CNU Stage Tactical Urbanism Event in Marshall Square This Saturday
- Chicago & Evanston Plan Safety Improvements to Howard, Public Meeting on August 2
- More Teams Needed for 8/20 Chicago Cinder Classic Race Benefitting Active Trans – Sign up Here
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