Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 18

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By John Greenfield

9:18 AM CST on January 19, 2022

Playgrounds, parks, and a library will get major upgrades after winning $10M in city grants (Block Club)
Elgin plans pedestrian improvements on Larkin Ave. near school, funded by gambling taxes (Tribune)
What are your most dreaded bike-unfriendly streets, and your favorite cycling routes? (The Chainlink)
Head of Chainlinks, student-run bike shop at Loyola, discusses COVID challenges (Quinlan School)
Paralegal turned cleaning contractor benefits from CTA’s Building Small Business program (CBS)
Frontier Airline returns to Midway this spring, expanded ped bridge recently completed at airport (Sun-Times)
Anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells recently got a Chicago street name, now she has a Barbie tribute (Block Club)

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