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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 14

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  • 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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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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