Today’s Headlines for Monday, January 20
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8:51 AM CST on January 20, 2020
- Pritzker signs law ending suspension of driver’s licenses for non-moving violations (Block Club)
- Berwyn officer killed in crash, driver of vehicle he was riding in charged with DUI (CBS)
- Photo released of car whose driver doored cyclist, 56, in Gage Park and fled (Sun-Times)
- Metra puts leaflets on trains warning of a crackdown on fare evasion (Tribune)
- Metra train hits car in 300 block of North Green, no serious injuries (NBC)
- Granville, Thorndale and Bryn Mawr closures next weekend for RPM work (Tribune)
- Ballard tried to buy Amtrak tickets for 2 wheelchair users, was told it would cost $25K (WBUR)
- Shovel nearby curb cuts so that snow isn’t a barrier for wheelchair users (Wheelchair Rapunzel)
- Lynwood residents unhappy about plan to buy land for path through eminent domain (CBS)
- Streetsblog funding victory party this Wednesday 1/22, 6-9 PM at RevBrew, 3340 N. Kedzie
- Chicago Winter Bike Swap, Sunday 2/20, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM at Harper College
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