Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 14
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2:50 PM CDT on April 14, 2021
- Officials announce start of foundation work on Obama Presidential Center, including new bike-ped routes (NBC)
- SBC writer David Zegeye discusses push to preserve affordable housing near Obama Center (Block Club)
- Man, 21, accused of pulling cop into vehicle during investigation, driving off and then crashing (Tribune)
- Journalist with vision impairment discusses DOJ involvement in Accessible Pedestrian Signal suit (Beth Finke)
- After more than 20 years of work, community farm coming to La Villita Park next year (Block Club)
- The price of unleaded regular gas rose 11.7% in the Chicago area in March (Tribune)
- Reader’s Deanna Isaac provides an update on what’s going on with the Chicago Monuments Project
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