Today’s Headlines for Monday, February 27
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9:15 AM CST on February 27, 2023
- Developing a holistic city-wide mobility platform for the Chicago election (Active Trans)
- Suspect in custody after woman, 31, fatally struck by FedEx trucker, car driver on I-294 in Glenview (ABC)
- Woman, 20, died after crashing into back of plow truck early Sunday morning in Mount Prospect (CBS)
- 2 CPD officers seriously injured after crashing into tree while chasing driver of stolen car in Marquette Park (ABC)
- Man charged with robbing person, 47, on 1/23 on train near Clark/Lake station (FOX)
- Man arrested after writing anti-Black slurs on CTA sign at Clark/Lake stop (WTTW)
- O’Hare travelers won’t be able to get an Uber or Lyft from Terminal 5 starting Monday (Block Club)
- Contactless car parking comes to Mokena Metra station
- WGN traffic reporter brings back her Street School series on Chicago navigation. Here’s our take on the subject.
- What it was like walking the length of Belmont Ave. in 2009, and in 2023 (Gapers Block, Chicago Mag)

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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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