Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 7
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9:37 AM CST on December 7, 2018
- City Nears Takeover of Rail Line to Create New Transit Route by Lincoln Yards (Tribune)
- Pilsen, Little Village Affordability Plan Moves Forward in City Council (Tribune)
- Kenneth Baetzel, 69, Killed in Bedford Park Crash (Sun-Times)
- Driver Pleads Guilty to St. Charles Township Crash That Killed Passenger (Sun-Times)
- Man, 27, Shot in the Jackson Transfer Tunnel During Thursday PM Rush (Tribune)
- Metra’s Use of Used Amtrak Locomotive Engines Will Contribute to Pollution (CBS)
- Lyft, Owner of Divvy’s Parent Company, May Become Publicly Traded Company (Sun-Times)
- Sun-Times: Kudos to the CTA for Agreeing to Cover Employees’ Gender Dysphoria Surgery
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