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Today’s headlines for Wednesday, June 14

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  • Council committee meeting to discuss NASCAR street closures, safety (CBS)
  • Woman charged in Gold Coast hit-and-run that critically injured pedestrian, 40 (ABC)
  • Person critically injured after falling onto CTA tracks at Garfield Red Line (WGN)
  • 6 students injured in rollover school bus crash on Dan Ryan at 35th Street (ABC)
  • Pedicab driver run over outside Wrigley Field, bus driver charged with misdemeanors (ABC)
  • 2 teens charged after a man was beaten and robbed on Red Line near 47th (ABC)
  • Ghost Bike Vigil announced for fallen cyclists Sam Bell 9/29, 6 PM Huron/Milwaukee (Bike Lane Uprising)

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Editor's note: After being seriously injured on his bicycle in southern Illinois on April 21, Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield is in the process of recovering. He recently returned to running SBC on a low-key basis, including publishing Today's Headlines and occasionally putting out original articles. We appreciate all who have been supportive during this time. Thanks for reading!

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