Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 20

• Tribune editorial calls on Lightfoot to reopen the lakefront with safety measures
• CARA launches a petition to safely reopening the Lakefront Trail and other paths
• Ald. Martin launches map where neighbors can highlight crowding on sidewalks (Block Club)
• Bus driver becomes 5th CTA employee to die from COVID-19 (ABC)
• $200K bail for driver charged with killing William Merritt, 57, and fleeing (Sun-Times)
• Driver in Lakeview hit-and-run was fraudulently using someone else's Grubhub account (ABC)
• The Bike Lane owner Max Hertz discusses the COVID-19 bike boom (WTTW)
• Etiquette for running on Chicago streets and sidewalks (Maroon)
• Streetsblog Mass hosts a talk and fundraiser 6/18 on the book "People Before Highways"

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