Today’s Headlines for Thursday, January 5

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By John Greenfield

9:02 AM CST on January 5, 2023

CTA gets $2M for feasibility study on reopening Racine Green Line station in West Englewood (Block Club)
Glowacz and Joravsky discuss alder’s statements on the pros and cons of the Red Line extension TIF (ICG)
Letter: Instead of raising fares to address CTA’s fiscal cliff, reallocate money from highway projects (Tribune)
CPD: Suspect dead after 3 people attempted carjacking at Lake/Wabash and owner struck ‘L’ pillar (ABC)
New photos show car involved in fatal 2020 hit-and-run crash in South Chicago Heights (WGN)
Milwaukee Ave. near Grayland Station, where 2 bike riders were killed, won’t reopen for another 2 months (Block Club)
With only about 7 miles of curb protection added to bike lanes in 2022, CDOT fell short of its goal (Daily Line)

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John Greenfield

In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.

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