Today’s Headlines for Friday, April 12
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1:51 PM CDT on April 12, 2019
- Source: Train Operator’s Mistake, Overcorrection Blamed for Blue Line Derailment (CBS)
- Trucker Charged for Crash That Killed Trooper Brooke Jones-Story (CBS)
- Ride-Hailing Driver Charged for Collision With Unmarked Police Car (Sun-Times)
- Police Chase for Possession of Stolen Car Ends in a Hyde Park Crash (Tribune)
- Video: Pedestrian Attacked by Teens on LFT Near 47th, Where Bike Robberies Occurred (Fox)
- Proposed Walkway at Lake Forest Metra Stop Faces Uncertain Future (Tribune)
- Trains Don’t Silence “Voice of Lake County” Broadcast From Round Lake Beach Stop (Herald)
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