Today’s Headlines for Friday, April 21
The Reader asks: If unhoused people on the CTA is considered a public safety concern, who is the public? City seeks public input on changes to the Central Area Plan for downtown (WTTW) Greyhound site redevelopment would make Chicago the largest city without a downtown bus station (Bisnow) Here’s what Andersonville’s new tree-lined public plaza … Continued
By
AJ LaTrace
9:28 AM CDT on April 21, 2023
- The Reader asks: If unhoused people on the CTA is considered a public safety concern, who is the public?
- City seeks public input on changes to the Central Area Plan for downtown (WTTW)
- Greyhound site redevelopment would make Chicago the largest city without a downtown bus station (Bisnow)
- Here’s what Andersonville’s new tree-lined public plaza could look like (Block Club)
- ‘Souper Heroes’ provide soup to those in need at CTA stations — and it goes fast (CBS Chicago)
- City institutes curfew for teens and has placed fences around Millennium Park (WBEZ)
- Community weighs in on plan to redesign DuSable Lake Shore Drive (CBS Chicago)
- Cleanup is underway after freight train derailment in Blue Island (NBC Chicago)
- Indiana Dunes National Park offering free admission on Saturday (NBC Chicago)
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