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Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 24

    • Bike riders discuss the planned improvements to the Clark St. bike lanes in Edgewater (Block Club)
    • For the 2nd time in 8 days, a driver falls off an expressway, this time on the Stevenson at Cicero (CBS)
    • Drivers slam into Berwyn apartment building in road rage incident, forcing residents to evacuate (Fox)
    • Police: Suspects robbed and attacked passengers on Red Line at Jackson (Fox)
    • BFF Bikes owner Gillian Forsyth  talks about the shop getting burglarized twice within weeks (Fox)
    • 2021 saw upgrades planned for Morton Grove stop, establishment of nearby TIF district (Tribune)
    • Tips for riding your bike through the Chicago winter (ATA)
    • How much does the CTA Holiday Train cost? You'll have to FOIA that (Reader)

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