Headlines for Wednesday, February 19
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8:49 AM CST on February 19, 2020
- Studios at 220-unit Logan TOD will rent for $1,895, 22 affordable units promised (Block Club)
- 2 police officers injured in crash with SUV driver at Van Buren/State (NBC)
- Driver who injured Chase Thompson, 12, in Deerfield and fled turned herself in (ABC)
- People accused of burglarizing west-suburban stores crashed during police chase (Sun-Times)
- Orland Park teacher injured in fatal hit-and-run sues retired priest charged in crash (Sun-Times)
- Police warn of recent violent robberies on Forest Park branch of Blue Line (NBC)
- New W. Loop parking rules won’t be enforced yet as Burnett plans to add more blocks (Block Club)
- Cosmic Cycles’ Justyna Frank discusses the future of biking in Jefferson Park (BRAIN)
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