Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 30
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9:20 AM CDT on August 30, 2017
- Howard Street Could Get Road Diet, Bike Lanes Between Western and Ridge (DNA)
- Law Will Formally Legalize Biking on Shoulder of Road, Safe Passing by Drivers (Chicagoist)
- Kamin Praises the Undulating Design of the New Washington-Wabash ‘L’ Station (Tribune)
- Bus Driver and Bystander Save Pregnant Woman From Unprovoked Attack on CTA Bus (DNA)
- Man Being Questioned by Police for Red Line Subway Shooting Earlier This Month (Tribune)
- Driver Crashed Into Glenview Metra Station Last Week (Patch)
- Dominican University Grad Beats Bone Cancer, Then Bikes From Coast to Coast (WGN)
- Divvy Dibs: Some Joker Left a Blue-and-White Lawn Chair in Front of a Dock for Days (Chicagoist)
- Jefferson Park Forward Will Turn Asphalt Into Parkland for PARK(ing) DAY on 9/15
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