Today’s Headlines for Thursday, July 7
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9:13 AM CDT on July 7, 2022
- Museum Campus working group suggests aerial gondolas and/or monorails, replacing Burnham Harbor with parking (Sun-Times)
- The city has agreed to let NASCAR hold a race through Chicago’s streets, according to new report (Block Club)
- Woman, 28, found dead on Addison Red Line tracks with electrical burn marks early this morning (FOX)
- Police officers, SUV driver injured in Woodlawn crash after officers ran red, reportedly with lights and sirens on (FOX)
- Family of Puerto Rican teen falsely accused of bike theft by off-duty cop, pinned to sidewalk calls for charges (NBC)
- CTA Red Line resuming normal service yesterday, after being diverted to ‘L’ tracks for report of smoke at Harrison (CBS)
- Block Club looks at the city’s first Chicago Mobility Collective meeting
- Ride Illinois’ Illinois Bike Summit will take place on October 12
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