Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 29
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10:05 AM CDT on May 29, 2019
- Schwieterman Argues That $1 State Surcharge on Ride-Hailing Would Hurt Car-Free Folks (Tribune)
- SUV Driver Fatally Struck Juan Espinoza, 24, on I-355 After He Stopped Following a Crash (Tribune)
- Son of Verona Gunn, 84, Killed by Officer Running Red, Calls Crash “100% Avoidable” (NBC)
- WTTW Looks at Issues of Safety and Confusion on the Newly Separated Lakefront Trail
- It Bears Repeating: Men Should Not “Draft” Women on Bikes Without Asking Permission (Chainlink)
- Most Chicagoans Live 10 Minutes From a Park, But There’s Room for Improvement (Curbed)
- WBEZ’s Crowdsourced Summer Guide Includes 20 Bike-Oriented Ideas
- Meeting on Proposed Dickens Greenway, Thursday 6-7 PM, 2101 N. Freemont (Chainlink)
- Chicago Critical Mass This Friday, Leaving Daley Plaza Around 6 PM (Chainlink)
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