Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 8

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By John Greenfield

9:07 AM CDT on May 8, 2020

COVID-19 cost IL $560 M in gas tax revenue this year, possibly delaying infra plans (Tribune)
Reps from ATA, Friends of the Parks, CDOT, and SBC discuss open streets (WTTW)
Hammersley Architecture proposes a citywide open streets plan (Block Club)
Family of man killed while walking down the middle of Metra tracks sues Metra (FOX)
Mom, 3 children ‘traumatized’ after police point gun at their car in Humboldt Park (Block Club)
Sun-Times editorial: We like the Michael Reese plan, including new Metra station
UIC epidemiologist: It’s OK to hang out in socially-distanced groups in parks (Block Club)
WTTW looks at the history of Chinatown’s Ping Tom Park
Childhood bike rides to a ballpark helped launch Matt Zahora’s baseball career (Tribune)

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John Greenfield

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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