Today’s Headlines for Monday, April 6
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9:13 AM CDT on April 6, 2020
- ACLU: CPD shutting down West Side blocks during COVID-19 may be unconstitutional (Block Club)
- Curbed looks at life in Chicago under the pandemic
- Hector Cortez Tatia, 14, killed in crash on I-290 on near Paulina Street (Sun-Times)
- 2 teens seriously injured in Naperville after driver runs stop sign (Sun-Times)
- Officer in good condition after being struck by driver during Lawndale traffic stop (Tribune)
- Bike shop owners discuss falling sales during the pandemic (Sun-Times)
- Tips for safely biking on trails during COVID-19 (The Chainlink)
- John discusses how the pandemic is impacting transportation on WGN Radio
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