Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 8
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- Illinois legislators pass controversial I-55 road expansion legislation (Planetizen)
- Chicago man's blood-alcohol level was over twice the legal limit in fatal Bensenville crash (FOX 32)
- Bond set at $1 million for Chicago man charged with aggravated DUI in deadly crash (DuPage County)
- 2 injured in Streeterville crash; suspect wanted for hit-and-run: Chicago police (ABC)
- 2 injured in hit-and-run crash on Lake Shore Drive near downtown Chicago (FOX 32)
- Metra rail defeats engineer's race, religious bias suit (Law 360)
- CTA Roosevelt station saw 34K additional riders, and #146 bus saw 9K more rides during Tayor Swift shows (CBS)
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