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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September 3

9:00 AM CDT on September 3, 2019

    • Lightfoot floats congestion pricing as a strategy to address city's budget deficit (Curbed)
    • Driver who killed Myrna Logan, 81, and reportedly tried to flee released without charges (CBS)
    • Hit-and-run driver who struck Lee Davis, 59, in East Garfield charged with homicide (Sun-Times)
    • Driver struck cyclist Richard Williams, 56, in East Garfield and fled the scene (CBS)
    • Minivan driver who ran red killed car occupant Kenneth Smith, 28, injured 3, fled (ABC)
    • Navy Pier Flyover closing for a month as second phase nears completion (Sun-Times)
    • Father and daughter ride tandem from Evanston to Toronto for start of college (Tribune)

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