Today’s Headlines for Thursday, February 20
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9:02 AM CST on February 20, 2020
- Driver fatally struck Lyndsey Lagestee Friday in Mount Greenwood (Sun-Times)
- Safety changes were planned for 87th/Pulaski Metra crossing before last week’s death (Tribune)
- 3 seriously injured after police chase ends in crash in Aurora (NBC)
- CTA bus driver crashes into fence, 5 parked CPD cars in North Lawndale (NBC)
- 3 pickpocketing incidents reported near 79th Street Red Line station (Sun-Times)
- Proposed MED service changes would reduce rush-hour service in Hyde Park (HP Herald)
- Senior housing development at Portage Park’s 6 corners is finally moving forward (Block Club)
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