Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, March 23

  • Wilson’s team promises there will be no repeat of last week’s awful gas-giveaway traffic jams this Thursday (Sun-Times)
  • CTA returning to the $4T municipal-bond market after nearly a year to sell debt as yields climb higher (Crain’s)
  • Officials select 3 finalists for billion-dollar Chicago casino project, including plan with pedestrian bridge (NBC)
  • Crain’s podcast looks at how indicted Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan used clout to influence Metra promotions
  • Was a person on a bike injured near Diversey/Halsted on Friday night? (The Chainlink)
  • No injuries after fire at Lawrence Ave. tent city that blocks controversial bike lanes, but residents lost possessions (Block Club)
  • Hinsdale may remove downtown parking meters and replace them with a 3-hour parking zone (Tribune)
  • The Recyclery nonprofit bike shop is hiring a full-time seasonal mechanic (The Chainlink)

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