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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 3

    • Lightfoot Launches Program to Beautify Vacant Lots as an Anti-Violence Strategy (Sun-Times)
    • New Metra Funding in Illinois Capital Bill Will Be Used for Train, Signal Upgrades (NBC)
    • The Tribune Looks at How the Gas Tax Increase Will Affect Local Businesses
    • Family of Woman Killed on Red Line Tracks: Video Shows No One Tried to Help Her (Tribune)
    • Driver Who Killed Michael Jordan, 27, at Bus Stop Had Escaped Electronic Monitoring (CBS)
    • John Discusses the Scooter Pilot With VeoRide CEO Candice Xie on WTTW's "Chicago Tonight"
    • Meet Brandon Conine, a Beverly Doctor Who's Been Getting Into Bike Racing (Beverly Review)

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