Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 4
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9:00 AM CDT on April 4, 2023
- Chicagoans, if you haven’t early voted, be sure to walk, bike or take transit to the polls today. Here’s our election guide.
- Family of Numa Gilberto Munoz, 83, killed on bike in Hoffman Estates last June, credits CBS Chicago with spurring DUI charges
- Driver issued Scott’s Law citation after injuring trooper blocking traffic from entering flooded SB lanes of I-94 (FOX)
- Aurora committee endorses an agreement with A. Epstein and Sons for bike-ped plan update (Tribune)
- South Shore Line Bikes on Trains program is back, but only between Chicago stations and E. Chicago (Tribune)
- Chicago Area Mountain Bikers prove reliable to help get trails built in area preserves (Daily Herald)
- Letter: Bikes lanes are being “forced down the public’s throats” by an “overly powerful lobby” (Sun-Times)
- CTA hosts job fair for people with barriers to re-entering the work force this Sunday during “Second Chance” month (WGN)

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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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