Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, January 28
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8:55 AM CST on January 28, 2020
- SUV driver fatally struck woman, 58, crossing 6-lane Manheim Rd. near O’Hare (Sun-Times)
- Driver veered onto sidewalk in Gold Coast, seriously injuring pedestrian (Sun-Times)
- SUV driver accused of running stop sign in Cragin while intoxicated, injuring 2 officers (Sun-Times)
- CPD: Driver arrested after failing to yield to squad car, injuring 2 officers; DUI suspected (Sun-Times)
- West Side Blue service suspended Monday afternoon after reports of smoke at Jackson (NBC)
- Metra MD-N inbound service delayed after train breaks down near Libertyville (Sun-Times)
- Metra’s Grayland station and bridge getting upgrades (Block Club)
- Womp womp: Court dismisses Uber’s nuisance lawsuit over Divvy/Lyft expansion deal (BRAIN)
- New signs encourages commuters to spend time and money near Mount Prospect station (Urban Land)
- Dyer consequences: Teen commutes 3 hours a day from ‘burbs and back by transit to study music (Tribune)
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