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Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 11

8:15 AM CDT on August 11, 2017

    • MPC: Failing Transportation Infrastructure Highlights the Need to Invest Now
    • Police: Chicago Heights Man Stole 2 Vehicles, Struck a Pedestrian Before Being Shot in NW Indiana (NWI)
    • 2 Injured, 1 Critically, After Driver Crashes Into Central Park Pink Line Station (CBS)
    • Worker's Hand Crushed While He Was Changing a Tire on CTA Bus Near Grant Park (CBS)
    • Homeless Coalition Threatens to Sue Over Plan for Sidewalk Bike Lanes in Uptown Viaducts (Tribune)
    • What's the Best Way to Address Reckless Driving, Bike Lane Parking by Ride-Share Drivers? (Chainlink)
    • There's Been a Rash of Bike Thefts at the Lincoln Square Athletic Club (Chainlink)
    • After a Decade, Andersonville's Iconic Water Tower Is Replaced by a Replica (Curbed)
    • Chicago Serves SNL Star Rachel Dratch With a Parking Ticket -- 20 Years Later (Tribune)
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