Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 16
- Residents Protest Plan to Redevelop Men’s Hotel Next to Wilson Stop (Chicagoist)
- Man Fires Into Red Line Car From Jackson Platform, Wounding a Passenger (Tribune)
- Driver Crashes Into Bulls Practice Facility Across From United Center (NBC)
- Metra Has Hired Joe Schwieterman to Calculate Cost-of-Delay Estimates (Tribune)
- Uber & Lyft Are Refunding Extreme Surge Pricing Fares Charged During CTA Shutdown (DNA)
- CTA to Offer Notifications to Avoid Cubs Crowding, Incentives to Ride During Other Times (Tribune)
- Developer Vows to Reuse Historic Facade in Logan Square TOD (Curbed)
- $5K Bike Stolen From Wicker Park Recovered by Officer Posing as a Buyer (DNA)
- Metra Extends Service for the Air & Water Show (Patch)
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Note: The headline regarding the Air and Water Show previously included a common nickname for the event, which, after comments from readers and further reflection, I now feel was inappropriate for the site. I’ve edited the headline accordingly. Thanks for the feedback on this. -JG
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