Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, May 29
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9:02 AM CDT on May 29, 2018
- NYT: Elon Musk, Who Wants to Build the O’Hare Express, Is the Donald Trump of Tech
- Crain’s: Let’s Encourage More Auto Manufacturing in Ilinois
- Man Found Dead on NW Indiana’s Oak Savannah Trail, Possibly Heat-Related (CBS)
- Hit-and Run Driver Seriously Injured Motorcyclist in Grand Crossing (Sun-Times)
- Tribune: After Downtown “Mayhem,” Police Forced Teens to Ride CTA to South Side
- Metra Warns of Scam Asking Job Seekers to Pay Cash for Employment (Sun-Times)
- A Non-Cyclist Asks Drivers to Be More Patient About Sharing the Road (Our Chicago)
- Wear Orange for Gun Violence Awareness at South Side Critical Mass This Friday
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