Today’s Headlines for Thursday, September 23
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10:32 AM CDT on September 23, 2021
- CMAP, ATA, and other groups unveil proposal for $27M Lake Calumet bike/ped bridge (Block Club)
- More coverage of CDOT’s current 100-mile bike lane push (Sun-Times, NBC, CBS)
- A driver crashed through a guardrail on the Eisenhower in suburban Hillside (NBC)
- Two Metra police officers stop fleeing man from jumping off bridge in Blue Island (Fox)
- Man gets fined $500 for chopping up a Brighton Park alley speed hump with a pick axe (Block Club)
- Loyola Phoenix: Wear a mask on the CTA, or else get off the train or bus
- National Road Safety Foundation and Chicago Auto Show hold safety PSA contest for teens
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