Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 12
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9:21 AM CDT on March 12, 2020
- Here’s what CTA and Metra say they’re doing to fight the spread of coronavirus
- Metra riders say trains are empty as people stay home, but ridership is steady on CTA (Block Club)
- CTA police shooting victim Ariel Roman has filed a federal lawsuit agains the city (Tribune)
- Tow truck driver runs several lights, kills motorist, flees the scene in West Lawn (Sun-Times)
- Driver shot man, 70, in the leg after he tried to flee a minor car crash in S. Austin (Sun-Times)
- Residents asked to weigh in on what Catalpa pedestrian plaza should look like (Block Club)
- CTA forces employee to take down St. Patrick’s Day decorations at Kimball Brown stop (Block Club)
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In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.
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