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Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 12

9:59 AM CDT on May 12, 2023

    • How to react to a person in distress on a CTA train (Crain's)
    • Are bike shares cost effective? A lengthy analysis from Cycling Weekly explores the topic.
    • NASCAR street races causing road closures: A summer headache for Chicagoans (Sun-Times)
    • NASCAR will use mufflers to lower noise for cars in its Chicago street race (Sun-Times)
    • Riot Fest neighbors and organizers are still divided (Block Club)
    • Lightfoot signs environmental justice executive order as a final act as mayor (Block Club)
    • CTA's Red & Purple Modernization partially blamed for Houndstooth closing (CBS Chicago)
    • Lightfoot going on bus tour for final send-off (CBS Chicago)
    • A 74-year-old Congress member wants everyone to ride bicycles (Business Insider)
    • FYI: Peloton recalling two million exercise bikes (Tribune)

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