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Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 2

    • NBC looks at Bike Lane Uprising's work documenting bike lane blockage
    • CTA security guards are no longer using dogs, after questions about proper training (Tribune)
    • Teen who was robbed on the Pink Line wants better security on the CTA (CBS)
    • Residents worried about impacts from CTA Belmont flyover work, staring this fall (Sun-Times)
    • Driver fatally struck Joseph Ruta, 56, in Lakeview alley (Tribune)
    • Five injured in 4-vehicle crash in Northbrook (CBS)
    • CTA bus driver struck woman in Streetville, critically injuring her (Tribune)
    • Driver seriously injured pedestrian in Wheeling (CBS)
    • O'Hare-bound Blue Line trains were delayed by police activity yesterday (CBS)
    • Rising water levels are swallowing Chicago beaches, creating trail hazards (Tribune)

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