Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, December 11

• Zotti: To grow Chicago's population, we need to stem Black flight, develop the South Lakefront (Sun-Times)
• "Fare-capping 101" by Streetsblog writer Lynda Lopez (Active Trans)
• Chicago Park District workers are OK after their truck slid into the lake while salting LFT near Oak (WGN)
• Block Club looks at cyclists' successful campaign to keep the bike-friendly layout on Drexel
• As Metra looks to extend rail services to Kendall, Yorkville to vote on potential station locations (ABC)
• Someone put tinsel, ribbons, bells, and Santas on Chicago bike lane bollards for the holidays (Block Club)
• The Recyclery is hiring a bookkeeper (The Chainlink)

I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who has donated so far this year to help us raise $50K by our January 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 holiday season.

– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago