Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 19
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9:00 AM CDT on August 19, 2019
- Driver critically injured man on bike, 22, at Oak/Michigan, where Blaine Klingenberg died (Block Club)
- 2 injured after driver rear-ends CTA bus in Hyde Park (Sun-Times)
- Forest preserve worker waiting for bus pulls man from fiery wreck (WGN)
- Police release images of pickup from crash that killed Mark Dandridge, 54, in Burnside (Block Club)
- Fox News interviews hit-and-run bike crash survivor Sorin Coneac, 17
- CTA bus shot with pellet gun in East Garfield Park (Sun-Times)
- The city has received dozens of complaints about sidewalk cafes blocking pedestrians (Sun-Times)
- CBS looks at effort to count pedestrians on State by using sidewalk sensors
- Curbed looks at West Town Bikes’ Chicago Bike Revolution on September 7
I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who has donated so far this year to help us raise $50K by our December 1 deadline in order to win the $50K challenge grant from the Chicago Community Trust. Can you help us win the grant by chipping in? You can make a tax-exempt donation here.
Thanks for your support, and enjoy the rest of your summer.
– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago

In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.
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