Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, June 27
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• Federal court monitor: Black Chicagoans 9X more likely to be stopped by CPD (WTTW)
• CTA receives $25M from USDOT to advance its electric bus fleet
• On Monday officials celebrated start of 110 mph Amtrak service between Chicago and St. Louis (Intelligencer)
• Mundelein man, 34, died Saturday in motorcycle crash with median on 7700 block of N. Sheridan in Chicago (Cardinal)
• Chicago businessman, key Obama supporter James Crown died Sunday in Colorado racetrack crash (Sun-Times)
• CPD releases photos of suspect in armed robbery of person, 68, at Clinton Blue station (WGN)
• Here’s how to pitch bike-ped infra upgrades 1st Ward participatory budgeting election (Block Club)
• Evanston looking at strategies to improve safety for all road users (Roundtable)
• WGN’s Outside the Loop Radio gets an update on RTA’s strategic plan from SBC’s Sharon Hoyer
• Crusader: Ditch the car and take CTA to the NASCAR Chicago street race and festivities
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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