Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 17

• Obamas Are in Town to Muster Support for Center at Plan Commission Hearing (Sun-Times)
• Sun-Times Voices Support for the OPC's Proposed Jackson Park Location (Sun-Times)
• Uber Express Pool Offers Cheaper Rides in Exchange for Walking to Pick-up (Sun-Times)
• Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Man, 57, Near 69th Street Red Line Station (Sun-Times)
• Police Are Searching Repair Shops for Vehicle From Rafal Ryndak Hit-and-Run Crash (ABC)
• Officer Disciplined for Failing to File a Report After Man Beaten on Lakefront Trail (Tribune)
• CTA Vows To Improve Screening Of Bus Drivers After $60 Million In Settlements (CBS)
• At Least 15 Metra Trains Halted by Unattended Luggage Scare at Ogilvie Center (Tribune)
• Increasingly, Suburban Homebuyers Are Looking for Walkability, Transit Access (Tribune)

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