Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 23

9:01 AM CDT on October 23, 2017

City Announces 10 Potential Amazon HQ Sites, Doesn't Include South Works Site (Sun-Times)
Even After Proposed Rid-Share Fee Hike, Uber & Lyft Will Still Be Cheaper Than a Cab (Tribune)
9 People Injured, 3 Critically, When SUV Driver Backs Into Waukegan Restaurant (Fox)
"Walk for Noah" Event in Portage Park Honors 2-Year-Old Crash Victim Noah Katz (WGN)
3 Men Robbed at Gunpoint on Grand Red Line Stop Platform (NBC)
81-Year-Old Man Injured in Robbery at Wash/Wab Stop Speaks Out, Suspect Charged (ABC)
Cyclist Strikes Pedestrian on LFT at Fullerton After View Blocked by Garbage Truck (Chainlink)
CMAP's LTA Program Will Help Create Regional Bike/Ped Program in NW Suburbs (Herald)
Some Local Cemeteries Are Changing Their rules to Allow Biking (WBEZ)
Columbia Chronicle Looks at the CTA Cloth Seats Versus Plastic Issue
In Honor of Active Trans' Move to 35 E. Wacker, Check Out Their 1st Newsletter From 1985
Learn About the Leland Greenway Project at ICA Event Thursday 6 PM at 4750 N. Sheridan

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