Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 22

  • Folks Who Rode Amtrak to Carbondale for Total Eclipse Avoided 15-Hour Drives Home (CBS, Tribune)
  • Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes Into Squad Car in Carol Stream (Sun-Times)
  • Pedestrian Bridge Over Fox River in Aurora Slated for 2018 Construction (Tribune)
  • Construction Underway on TOD Near UIC/Halsted Stop in Greektown (Curbed)
  • Could a New App Make Reporting Cars in Bike Lanes Easier? (The Chainlink)
  • Burglar Climbs 10-Foot-High Fence to Steal $1K Bike in Ranch Triangle (DNA)
  • Chicago Theater Ride on September 9 Honors Actress and Fallen Cyclist Molly Glynn
  • CDOT Will Outline Plans for Pedestrianizing Cornell at Open Houses Wednesday & Thursday (DNA)

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