Today’s Headlines for Friday, November 19
- More coverage of the Belmont Flyover debut (CBS, Block Club, Crain's, ABC, Tribune, Sun-Times)
- People driving on West Side are most likely to be pulled over, but 94% of stops don't lead to tickets (Block Club)
- City Council approves $2M settlement for death of Julia Lynn Callaway, 55, as result of police chase (CBS)
- Marquette Greenway in NW Indiana gets $18M funding grant from U.S. Department of Transportation (Tribune)
- Possibility of 2-way protected bike lane on Chicago Ave. in Evanston stirs excitement (Evanston Roundtable)
- New signs in the Pedway will make navigating the maze-like system of tunnels a bit easier (Sun-Times)
- Lightfoot moves to extend outdoor dining program through 2022 (Crain's)
- Equiticity webinar "Blackness on Bicycles in Brazil: The Story of Casa La Frida" Monday 11/22, 12:30 p.m.
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