Today’s Headlines for Monday, May 11
- Trucker fatally struck man, 25, who was walking in the right lane of I-57 (Tribune)
- 3 teens injured, 1 critically, in Kane County after underage driver slams car into tree (NBC)
- Milwaukee is opening 10 miles of Active Streets during the pandemic (Urban Milwaukee)
- Black Chicago teens say they need more open space to allow for social distancing during C-19 (WBEZ)
- Kyle Lucas' petition to reopen LFT to bikes, open streets has 1,340+ signatures
- Similar petition from Harris School students has 115+ signatures
- Trails for IL director Steve Buchtel is delivering beers by bike as the Homewood Beer Fairy (Tribune)
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