Today’s Headines for Thursday, December 31

• City of Chicago seeks input on redesign of Western between Addison and Howard
• Some “people wiping out on the LFT and getting soaked with freezing water” porn from ABC
• Park District postpones in-person programming due to COVID-19 (Block Club)
• Pedicab Dan will pick up your old Christmas tree and recycle it (WTTW)
• Physical activity, including biking, helped one man regain his health during COVID (Tribune)
• Once-gritty Pilsen rail viaduct transformed into an outdoor gallery (Sun-Times)
• Chicago should rename Lake Shore Drive for DuSable, but we don’t need to drop LSD (Reader)

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