Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, June 30
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9:13 AM CDT on June 30, 2021
- Witnesses: Motorist drove around Metra gates before crash that killed Essence Ransberry, 5, and 3 adults (NBC)
- 6, including 4 children, were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after crash on Dan Ryan (CBS)
- Man running red light crashed into sedan, seriously injuring 2 teens in Sauganash (Sun-Times)
- Paintball gun attacks on people riding bikes in Mt. Greenwood (CBS)
- DuSable Park advocates say Lightfoot has left them out of her $40M plan to finally build park (Block Club)
- What eye-tracking glasses taught me about riding bikes in Chicago (Built In)
- Every bike has a story. What’s yours? (Chicago Now)
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