Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 20

• Petition for NW Highway safety overhaul in Edison Park garners hundreds of signatures (Block Club)
• Driver strikes Lake Street viaduct media in West Town, killing one passenger, injuring 4 people (CBS)
• Young female driver dies after striking stopped CTA bus in Woodlawn, driver hospitalized (NBC)
• Teen driver critically injures man, 28, who had exited vehicle after earlier crash in Grayslake (Fox)
• Driver charged with DUI after crashing into an ISP squad car on Dan Ryan near Washington Park (ABC)
• Boy, 17, shot and critically injured while riding bike in North Lawndale (Sun-Times)
• For 2nd time in 2 weeks, Bucktown’s women-focused BFF Bikes targeted by burglars (ABC)
• Woodlawn Central master plan would bring a hotel, housing, arts and retail to 63rd Street (Block Club)
• CTA adds bonus run of Holiday Train in the Loop on Monday, 11 AM. to 2 PM (WTTW)
• Metra announces holiday schedule, free rides for New Year’s Eve (NBC)

Get national headlines at Streetsblog USA

I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who has contributed so far to assist Streetsblog Chicago with raising $50K by January 1 to keep the site going strong in 2022. Can you help by chipping in? You can make a tax-exempt donation here.

Thanks for your support, and enjoy your December.

– John Greenfield, co-editor, Streetsblog Chicago