Today’s Headlines for Friday, April 19
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8:39 AM CDT on April 19, 2019
- Family of Virginia Murray, Killed by Trucker While Riding Divvy, Awarded $5.25M (Crain’s)
- Maria Mazanka, 90, Killed After Driver Makes Improper Left in Clearing (Sun-Times)
- Driver Strikes Logan Square Apartment Building, No Injuries (Sun-Times)
- CTA Driver: Police Ordered Crowd of “Unruly” Teens to Board His Bus at 59th/Cottage (CBS)
- Metra Ad Campaign Will Raise Awareness Of Human Trafficking With a Help Line (Herald)
- Plan Commission Grants CDOT Permission to Build New 41st Street Bike/Ped Bridge (Curbed)
- Lakefront Trail Plan Is Being Developed for the North Shore (Tribune)
- Residents Complain About Tree Removal From Griffin Bike Path (Tribune)
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