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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 13

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  • Sun-Times: Make walkability a priority in NDLSD rebuild. Tribune: Add in-road vehicle charging.
  • Here’s how the NASCAR race downtown will affect traffic, including closures of DLSD (Block Club)
  • Editorial: NASCAR race “feels more and more like a lemon” (Sun-Times)
  • Speeding driver made another motorist crash into house on 55th next to Midway (ABC)
  • …Two days after another driver was killed on Cicero next to Midway after colliding with tree and pole (ABC)
  • After Schwanda Cross cross was killed in 2001 Salvation Army van crash, daughter fights for settlement money (CBS)
  • CBS provides numbers for violent crime on buses, union says fear of violence is hurting CTA staffing
  • ATA offering mini-stipends to support community bike initiatives during May Bike Month and beyond
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I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who has chipped in so far to help Streetsblog Chicago raise $50K to keep the site rolling smoothly in 2023. You can make a tax-exempt donation here.

Thanks for your support, and have a great spring.

– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago

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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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