Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 15

• Lightfoot: Reopening bars, restaurants would address problem of unsafe secret parties (Block Club)
• Man, 47, fatally shot while walking in Austin, stray bullet injures CTA bus driver (ABC)
• ATA applauds the CTA for offering free mask dispensers on 20 bus routes
• After Hilco dust disaster, city moves to increase fines for polluters (Block Club)
• Advocates discuss how a new bike trail in south Evanston would promote equity (Evanston Roundtable)
• Winter cycling tips from folks from Half Acre Cycling and BFF Bikes (TOC)
• COVID-19 dining yurts with alpine, 1950s, and "Back to the Future" themes are now available (WGN)
• Shared-Use Mobility Center hosts Transportation Inflection Reflection talk, hosted by new CEO, on 2/17

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