Today's Headlines
Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 13
- Man accused of killing Officer Ella French was free after being charged in hit-and-run (WGN)
- Tribune: 6 mph ticketing rule resulted in about 300K citations and $11M in fines in first 2 months
- Man stabbed while sleeping on Red Line is 8th CTA stabbing victim since June 24 (NBC)
- Police charge 18-year-old driver who admitted to deadly Lincolnwood hit-and-run (WGN)
- Ex-CPD officer gets year in prison for taking bribes in exchange for crash report details (Sun-Times)
- Metra passengers were stuck on Kenosha-bound train for hours following Tuesday's storm (Kenosha News)
- Win 4 ticket's to ATA's Bike the Drive on September 5 (WGN)
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