Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 6
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8:59 AM CDT on April 6, 2022
- ATA agrees with Streetsblog: Along with trails plan, we need a citywide network of connected, protected bikeways
- Driver fatally struck Richard Bradley, 77, at massive intersection of U.S. 41 and Buckley in N. Chicago (Tribune)
- Woman, 27, killed after driving into fence near Roosevelt/Morgan early this morning (Sun-Times)
- CPD shares reports of groups of people harassing riders on Red, Green lines, man beaten at State/Lake (ABC)
- After ‘L’ driver pushed on tracks, Chicago Transit Justice Coalition calls for better worker protection (Block Club)
- Panel: Metra not obligated to produce footage of employee who claimed he was injured on job (Law Bulletin)
- RTA launched “Forward for All” ad campaign to highlight transit service as essential (Progressive Railroading)
- Residents push back on proposal to build casino as part of One Central development on Metra tracks (Sun-Times)
- Clarendon Hills’ $11.8M downtown revitalization project, including new Metra station, is nearly done (Tribune)
- Electric bikes are made, serviced by 10-year-old Volton company in Morton Grove (Tribune)
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