Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 25
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9:04 AM CDT on April 26, 2022
- In addition to COVID, crashes played a role in Chicago life expectancy dropping by 2 years (Block Club)
- Driver with previous DUI ran red in Broadview, killing another motorist and striking Pace bus (Fox)
- Motorcyclist killed by driver who failed to yield identified as Taner Kapan, 25, a father of two (ABC)
- Man, 64, injured during robbery at Red Line’s Addison station Monday at 8:45 PM (ABC)
- Lincoln Park group’s plan to hire a private security patrol raises concerns from neighbors (Block Club)
- New Metra schedule cuts four midday trains through Evanston (Daily Northwestern)
- Ald. Reilly discusses the possibility of pedestrian zones on LaSalle Street (Crain’s)
- Man with peripheral neuropathy is e-biking across U.S., stopping in Chicago Heights (Patch)
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