Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 1
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10:21 AM CST on March 1, 2019
- Normal Friday Metra Commute, 1 Day After Signal Problems Stranded 60K Commuters (Tribune)
- 3 Injured When Officers Running Light Without Activating Siren Crash in Woodlawn (Sun-Times)
- 3 Officers in Unmarked SUV Injured in Collision With Dump Truck in Morgan Park (Sun-Times)
- Wisconsin Man Charged With Homicide in Crash Death of Illinois Trooper (CBS)
- UIC Implementation Plan Includes Bike/Ped Improvements (Gazette)
- Active Trans Talks With SBC’s Lynda Lopez About the Intersection of Mobility and Equity
- Mayor’s Bike Council Meeting Thursday 3/14, 3-4:30 PM at City Hall (The Chainlink)
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