Today’s Headlines for Friday, November 15

• Lightfoot accuses Uber of “paying off Black ministers" to help kill her fair ride-hail tax (Tribune)
• Sun-Times editorial: Lightfoot's payoff claim was irresponsible but, yeah, Uber can't be trusted
• More public dollars must go to affordable housing not megadevelopment, aldermen say (Curbed)
• USMC vet Michael Flood, 73, killed while crossing Western in Beverly by driver who fled (Beverly Review)
• Driver fatally struck Depo Lo, 34 in Aurora (Daily Herald)
• Should Chicago extend its scooter pilot? Active Trans, UIC expert PS. Sriraj weigh in (Gazette)
• Parking lot near Irving Park Brown stop could become 12 condos plus retail (Block Club)

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