Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 7

• Hit-and-run driver fatally struck man, 57 in North Lawndale (Sun-Times)
• 3 people, including 2 teenage girls, injured when driver slams into 'L' support pillar (NBC)
• 2 drivers without insurance crash on South Shore Metra tracks, no injuries (Tribune)
• Controversial City Observatory post uses Chicago's open streets debate as a case study
• Public policy students have launched another petition to reopen LFT and pilot Slow Streets
• Despite low ridership, Metra will increase MED weekend service as part of PTC install (Trains)
• Virtual Ride of Silence event takes place Wednesday 5/20 at 6:30 PM

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