Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 1

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By John Greenfield

9:31 AM CDT on April 1, 2021

Feds are investigating 2020 police shooting of Ariel Roman, stopped for walking between ‘L’ cars (NBC)
Activist Andrew Holmes hurt when CTA driver runs red, hitting 2 vehicles in Bronzeville (ABC)
Fire at Brighton Park paper plant shut down Kedzie Orange Line station (CBS)
Crystal Lake man missing after boarding Metra train to Chicago (Patch)
In light of Biden’s $2T infra proposal, Lightfoot and Musk discuss reviving O’Hare Express boondoggle (Crain’s)
Chicago-Rockford rail could become a reality in Biden’s infrastructure plan (WREX)
MPC urges local transit agencies to sharply reduce fares to lure back riders (Sun-Times)
CTA is limits capacity on buses and trains serving 1st game at Wrigley with attendees in 2 years (ABC)

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John Greenfield

In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.

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