Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 3
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8:59 AM CDT on October 3, 2018
- Family and Friends Remember Boy and 2 Men Killed During Englewood Police Chase (Tribune)
- Men Fleeing Oak Forest Pizzeria in Car After Skipping Out on Check Injure 2 Employees (Tribune)
- Delivery Drivers Are Causing Traffic Jams by Disobeying “No Stopping” Signs (CBS)
- Active Trans Discusses Complaints About LFT Separation, Calls for Eliminating Street Crossings
- Plan Commission Will Vote on Union Station Redevelopment Later This Month (Curbed)
- Transportation Initiatives Help Earn UIC a “Green Ribbon” Award From the Feds (Block Club)
- Evanston’s Main Street Comes Alive During Mile-Long Car-Free Event (Tribune)
- New UP-W Lombard Station in Lombard Includes 250 Linear Feet of Curved Canopies (BDC)
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