Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, February 8

• CTA will tout progress supposedly made on its “Meeting the Moment” action plan today (CBS)
• CTA argues Transit Ambassadors would have little impact, while spending $101M on dubious safety tactics (Illinois Answers)
• Hit-and-run Lincoln SUV driver killed person crossing the street Monday evening at 56th/Racine in W. Englewood (FOX)
• Driver charged with reckless homicide, street racing for a hit-and-run that killed Shawman Meireis last August in Clearing (ABC)
• Authorities: Man driving home from hospital had medical incident, crashed into Bridgeview pool and died (CBS)
• ISP chase of alleged  carjackers out of south suburbs ends in East Chatham crash with 1 injured, 3 arrested (ABC)
• Woman, 25, charged with attempted murder for 8/27 shooting at Lake Red Line station (ABC)
• Crosswalk coming to California Blue Line station in Logan, making a common pedestrian move safer (Block Club)
• Metra upgrades to improve reverse-commute service in Lake Forest begin (Patch)
• Developers pitch apartments, lofts, restaurants, and more for vacant land near Cottage Grove Green stop (Block Club)

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