Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September 25
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9:41 AM CDT on September 25, 2018
- Alberto Bocanegra, 39, Killed After Confronting Driver Who Struck Woman on Group Ride (CBS, ABC)
- Boy, 15, Turns Himself in for Hit-and-Run Crash That Killed Cyclist, 67, Near Trail (CBS)
- John Talks With CBS Chicago About the Recent Bike Crash and Injury Epidemic
- Cop Endangers People By Driving the Wrong-Way Down Streets to Write Tickets (CBS)
- Bus Drivers Rally for Safer Working Conditions; Attackers Charged With Felonies (Sun-Times)
- Navy Pier Flyover Project Misses Another Deadline, Is Delayed Once Again (WBEZ)
- MDOT Makes Case for 2nd Daily Amtrak Run From Twin Cities to Chicago (Star Tribune)
- Metra Launches 13th Annual Train Safety Poster and Essay Contest (Herald Courier)
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