Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 23
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• Metra breaks ground on project to rebuild 3 Metra Electric stations at 79th, 87th, and 103rd
• I-55 hit-and-run crash leaves 1 pedestrian dead, 1 injured in Bolingbrook (ABC)
• Driver arrested after speeding at 59th/Pulaski, critically injuring another motorist, fleeing on foot (ABC)
• 2 vehicles wrecked, at least 2 people trapped, in high-speed crash near Sibley/Halsted in Riverdale (CBS)
• Prosecutors: Sox Park hit-and-run driver ignored warnings sped up before slamming into victims (Block Club)
• CPD releases images of suspect in theft from CTA employee at Blue Damen stop on 5/15 (FOX)
• Wounded Warriors on adaptive bikes prepare to ride side-by-side through Chicago (CBS)
• Roll N Peace ride Saturday 4-10 PM, Ogden Park, 6500 S. Racine (Block Club)
• World Naked Bike Ride check-in and ride Saturday 6-7:45 PM, 425 N. Wolcott
Editor’s note: After being seriously injured on his bicycle in southern Illinois this spring, Streetsblog Chicago editor-in-chief 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 putting out original articles every weekday. We appreciate all who have been supportive during this time. Thanks for reading!
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