Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, September 27
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8:51 AM CDT on September 27, 2017
- Memorial Fund Established for Urban Planner, Housing Advocate Alma Zamudio, Who Died This Week
- Video, Autopsy Results Released From Fatal Crash That Killed Woman, Off-Duty Officer (Tribune)
- Work Underway on $22M Union Station Skylight Restoration (Curbed)
- Avondale Residents & Merchants Ask Rosa to Rezone Milwaukee to Curb Large Developments (DNA)
- Natalie Moore, Tom Ricketts Discussed Segregation, Cubs Victory at MPC Luncheon
- In Response to Empty Storefronts, Highland Park Is Shrinking Its Pedestrian-Oriented Zone (Tribune)
- Yorkville May Start Allowing Businesses to Open Sidewalk Cafes (Tribune)
- Active Trans Checks Out the River Edge Ideas Lab Proposals to Extend Riverwalk to Chinatown
- A Guide to Getting Around the City for University of Chicago Students (Maroon)
- Vision Zero West Side Community Meetings Tonight in Garfield Park, Saturday Afternoon in Austin
- Critical Mass 20th Anniversary Reunion Party Thursday 7:30 PM at RevBrew Taproom, 3340 N. Kedzie
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In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.
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