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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday June, 24

9:23 AM CDT on June 24, 2020

    • Driver charged with homicide, DUI for Gresham crash that killed friend Caleb White, 26 (Sun-Times)
    • Aurora man charged with DUI that left both drivers trapped in cars (Tribune)
    • Metra endangers workers with lax COVID policy, union for track workers charges (Crain's)
    • Heart of Italy strip on Oakley is now a Cafe Street, 5 other corridors are on deck (ABC)
    • Affordable senior housing with 77 units, 44 spaces proposed for vacant lot at 835 W. Wilson (Block Club)
    • West Side running group logs miles to fuel their activism, promote Black self-love (Block Club)
    • Bucktown Garden Walk replaced with self-guided virtual neighborhood tour (Block Club)

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