Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, December 21

• Driver arrested for hit-and-run in 900-block of North Hamlin Avenue that seriously injured boy, 7, on foot (FOX)
• 2nd person in less than a month pushed onto ‘L’ tracks by a stranger, this time at Chicago Red, victim in good condition (FOX)
• CTA announces hiring of 160 new employees, including 130 new bus operators
• CTA employees donated, assembled more than 600 holiday food boxes for local families this year
• Jayson Maurice Porter: “Most bike helmets are not designed for Black hair, much less Black public health and safety”
• Resident provides kids with bikes for Christmas at Gary, Indiana YWCA (CBS)
• Bike Grid hosts a 4th Ward Safe Streets Union event Thursday 6 PM at Washington Library (and/or virtually if there’s a blizzard)

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Thanks for your support, and enjoy the holiday season.

– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago