Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, March 10

• Metra supports $6.5 billion in state financing for dubious One Central transit hub proposal (Crain’s)
• Community “living room” and food hub planned in Englewood includes new plaza (Architect’s Newspaper)
• Judge could block General Iron metal scrapper permit as soon as next month (Block Club)
• What if ward maps were drawn “for Chicagoans, by Chicagoans’ instead?” (Block Club)
• 1 killed, 2 hurt in I-57 crash near 111th Street after driver hits dump truck on shoulder (Sun-Times)
• Driver faces DUI charges following crash on Ridgeland Avenue in Oak Park (Tribune)
• Police release surveillances images of suspects from Green Line robbery at Bronzeville-IIT (ABC)
• Art installation planned near the Kedzie-Homan stop in effort to make area more walkable (Block Club)
• Time to start planning your next bike adventure (Daily Herald)
• Find one of 50 giant lemons scattered around the city, win a new bike (Sun-Times)

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