Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 7

• Emanuel, Carter, Scheinfeld, Schlickman discuss why the CTA is more reliable than DC's Metro (WaPo)
• Via expands citywide, offers $2.50 rides under 2 miles to transit stations (Curbed)
• Cook County police officer Thomas Nortman charged with homicide in fatal Niles crash (Sun-Times)
• Hit-and-run driver fatally struck male pedestrian, 54, in Burnside viaduct (Sun-Times)
• Driver struck and killed Markese Jones, 9, on his bike in Gary, fled the scene (Sun-Times)
• Man, 68, dies after bike crash in Naperville Spring Triathlon (Tribune)
• Suburban woman charged with hit-and-run, DUI after Divvy rider critically injured on Grand (NBC)
• Driver crashes into Golden Nugget diner in Belmont Cragin (Sun-Times)
• Bike Wheaton Festival this Saturday celebrates cycling in the western 'burbs (Herald)

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