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Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 4

9:06 AM CDT on August 4, 2017

    • SUV Driver Fatally Struck Hannah Nissan, 62, in Des Plaines (Sun-Times)
    • Joy Fry, 41, Died 11 Days After Being Struck by Driver in Joliet (Sun-Times)
    • Woman Charged With DUI for McCook Crash That Killed Passenger (Sun-Times)
    • Uber Freight, the Company's Trucking Business, Is Expanding to Chicago (Crain's)
    • Avondale Residents: Plan for 120 Apartments, Retail, 700 Spaces, Needs More 2-3 BR Units (DNA)
    • Here Are the Winners of Active Trans' Bike Commuter Challenge
    • Pershing Metra Underpass Will Be Closed to Vehicles, Open to Peds, Until 9/8 (DNA)
    • Brace Yourself for Metra Cars Packed With Loud Teenage Lolla Fans (Chicagoist)
    • Slow Roll and Other Lead Fruit & Nut Roll Tomorrow 9 AM From Douglas Park
    • APBP Hosts a Walking Tour of Fountains With Historian Greg Borzo on 8/17

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