Today’s Headlines for Thursday, July 27

  • 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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