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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 27

9:34 AM CDT on August 27, 2019

    • Mayor Lightfoot plans town halls to discuss infrastructure spending [Curbed]
    • Schaumburg may end ban on e-scooter and skateboard riding on sidewalks [Daily Herald]
    • Man grabbing cell phones from pedestrians while riding a Divvy bike [Sun-Times]
    • Valparaiso expanding bus route to Indiana Dunes train station [Post-Tribune]
    • Wall Street Journal looks into the rising Great Lakes and effects on Chicago [WSJ]
    • Join the South Side Critical Mass on the first Friday of each month [Facebook]
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