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Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 11

    • CTA bus driver fatally strikes man, 85, near Buena underpass to the Lakefront Trail (Sun-Times)
    • Motorist fatally struck Timothy Hackett, 30, on bike in Park Ridge six-way intersection (Tribune)
    • Driver illegally passing tow truck in Beach Park killed Jose Hernandez, critically injured stepsons (ABC)
    • 1 dead, several injured, after 7-car crash on the Kennedy near Natoma (WGN)
    • Man, 32, charged with 4 felonies for punching woman, 66, at Cermak Green station (NBC)
    • Reddit user: Witness told officer Uber driver struck cyclist in Lincoln Park, cop declined to ticket them
    • Proposed trail across Lake Calumet to Big Marsh Park picks up steam (ATA)
    • If Bears move, Steinberg suggests taking Metra: "Try to never drive anywhere in Chicago" (Sun-Times)

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