Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 31

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By John Greenfield

9:11 AM CDT on August 31, 2021

Chicago police pull over Black drivers 7 times more often than white drivers, state report shows (Block Club)
Chicago cop put on desk duty after grabbing Black woman walking dog in Lincoln Park (Block Club)
2 killed when motorcyclist strikes pedestrian in Peotone, driver drags motorcyclist (Tribune)
3 hospitalized after Amazon driver is involved in crash on I-290, truck bursts into flames (CBS)
Schedules for Metra Rock Island, North Central Service lines to change starting Tuesday 9/7 (CBS)
WGN checks out the Sundays on State car-free event series
Today is the last day for 1st Ward residents to submit proposals for PB election (Block Club)

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John Greenfield

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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