Today’s Headlines for Monday, July 15

• Speeding SUV Driver Killed Man, 64, at Fullerton/Laramie in Cragin (Sun-Times)
• 6 Injured in Bishop Ford Crash (Tribune)
• Man Who Called a Stranger the N-Word Got Punched Onto Blue Line Tracks (Sun-Times)
• O'Hare Express Contractor Musk Baselessly Called a Thailand Cave Rescuer a "Pedo" (WaPo)
• How Community Organizations Are Using Active Trans Bus Advocacy Grants
• Active Trans: To Succeed, Chicago's Dockless Bike-Share Pilot Needs More Cycles
• Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community Works to Improve Walkability (Active Trans)
• Irving Park Stop's Pulaski Entrance Will Be Closed for Staircase Construction (Block Club)
• An SBC Reader Is Selling "Milwaukee Avenue: Honorary Hipster Highway" T-Shirts via Threadless

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