Today’s Headlines for Monday, April 17
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9:08 AM CDT on April 17, 2023
- Lightfoot, Johnson weigh in on weekend unrest, including ‘L’ disruptions, youth standing on bus (Tribune, FOX)
- WBEZ talks with CTA workers about why agency is having trouble getting workforce back to full strength
- 2 killed, others hospitalized after high-speed rollover crash Exchange and Western in University Park (CBS)
- Driver cited after fatally striking man, 59, Friday 7:30 PM near 88th/Cottage Grove (Sun-Times)
- Dan Ryan hit-and-run victim ID’d as Brookwood Jr. High School assistant principal Rosia Mitchell (ABC)
- Several people, including infant, hospitalized after teen driving stolen car hits pickup at Washington/Kostner (CBS)
- Man, 44, charged with battering CTA worker, 41, who was riding Green Line around 8 AM near California stop (FOX)
- Two women, 18 and 23, face charges for attack and robbery of girl, 16, last week on Red Line at 87th (FOX)
- Narcan vending machine coming to 95th Red Line station as Chicago grapples with record overdoses (Block Club)
- Aurora to update city’s bicycle and pedestrian plan (Tribune)

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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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