Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 9
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10:23 AM CDT on April 9, 2019
- More Coverage of the Divvy/Lyft Expansion Deal Hearing (Sun-Times, Tribune)
- Letter: Delay the Divvy Council Vote Until After Lightfoot Takes Office (Tribune)
- Theaster Gates Tapestries and DJ Booth Unveiled at 95th Red Line Station (WGN)
- Niles Police Investigating Fourth Pedestrian Within Village Death Since December (Tribune)
- 6 Injured in Kennedy Expressway Crash (ABC)
- 4 Injured, Including Boy, in Morgan Park Crash (Sun-Times)
- Man Who Blew Red at Belmont/Ashland, Injuring Police Officers, Charged With DUI (ABC)
- How Often Do CTA Elevators Go Out of Service? (CBS)
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