Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 21
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9:13 AM CDT on March 21, 2023
- Driver in custody after fatally striking Bernadita Libot, 72, in 9200 block of Harlem in Morton Grove (CBS)
- Teen driver fleeing police runs over Waukegan man who had been on hood of her car (ABC)
- Allegedly drunk driver struck 3 vehicles in Yorkville, caused 4 drivers to veer into creek (NBC)
- UP-NW service has resumed after being halted near Barrington due to track obstruction this morning (CBS)
- Metra has started two-year $14.5M construction project at its Homewood Station (NWI Times)
- U. of Chicago celebrates Pedestrian Safety Week by telling people to wave red flags to ask drivers not to hit them
- On the third anniversary of COVID, Sun-Times runs gallery of streets emptied during Stay at Home
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– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago
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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