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Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 13

9:09 AM CST on December 13, 2019

    • Man charged with murder of Macksantino Webb, 20, inside the Howard Red Line Station (Sun-Times)
    • Teen dead after police chase ends with car crash into house in Roseland (WGN)
    • Pickup driver crashed into 5 parked cars in Logan Wednesday night, no injuries (Block Club)
    • Oak Lawn manager charged with hit-and-run will get nearly $100K in severance money (NBC)
    • Northbound Red Line trains will run express between Wilson and Howard this weekend (Block Club)
    • CTA to nearly triple digital advertising network under new agreement (Mass Transit)
    • Bike shelter demolition kicks off first step of work leading to new Clarendon Hills Metra station (Tribune)
    • Sunday is the deadline to have city sticker debt erased (Block Club)

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– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago

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