Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 19
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AJ LaTrace
8:56 AM CDT on May 19, 2021
- The mayor’s office has announced that the Lollapalooza festival at Grant Park will return this summer at full capacity
- Elmwood Park train crossing at Grand Avenue may get $100 million overhaul (Elm Leaves/Tribune)
- Teams competing to revitalize Bronzeville’s 47th Street Corridor unveil plans (Block Club)
- The city announces plans to expand “Chicago Alfresco” outdoor dining and tourism program
- General Iron seeks $100 million in city in lawsuit (Sun-Times)
- Mundelein hopes that pro tour bike race will bring people back downtown (Daily Herald)
- North Shore architects discuss memories of Helmut Jahn, architect of O’Hare United Terminal, Thompson Center (Tribune)
- Improvements to Chicago Avenue and Madison Street aimed at helping Austin businesses (Block Club)
- Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park will be turned back on this Saturday (Sun-Times)
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