Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, February 20
Hertz’s Book “The Battle of Lincoln Park” Is Relevant to Current Gentrification Fights (Crain’s) Heavy Rain Is Causing Flooding and Road Closures Around the Region (WGN) Hit-and-Run Driver Causes Rollover Crash on Near West Side (NBC) Survivor of Fatal 1977 Loop Green Line Crash Wants to Find Officers Who Rescued Her (Fox) Active Trans and … Continued
9:44 AM CST on February 20, 2018
- Hertz’s Book “The Battle of Lincoln Park” Is Relevant to Current Gentrification Fights (Crain’s)
- Heavy Rain Is Causing Flooding and Road Closures Around the Region (WGN)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Causes Rollover Crash on Near West Side (NBC)
- Survivor of Fatal 1977 Loop Green Line Crash Wants to Find Officers Who Rescued Her (Fox)
- Active Trans and Ride Illinois Collaborated on the New Park Ridge Bike Plan (Tribune)
- Cabrini Redevelopment Plan for Clybourn/Larrabee Includes New Pedestrian Routes (Curbed)
- Columbia Chronicle Looks at Divvy’s Winter Medalist Campaign
- Early-Bird Rates Available Until 2/28 for the Illinois Bike Summit on 5/7 at UIC
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