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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, September 20

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• Box truck driver killed, 2 injured in a head-on crash with semi driver Tuesday 10 AM on Route 53, just north of Lake Cook Road in Long Grove (ABC)

• Man convicted of 2006 pipe bombing at Hinsdale Metra stop, which injured an employee and damaged station (CBS)

• Metra commuters face delays as stuck 21st Street drawbridge halts southwest suburban lines (FOX)

• How to navigate Chicago’s transit system (in a nutshell) (U. of C. Maroon)

• Parking lot at at 3401 W. Ogden in North Lawndale, near 2 Pink stops, will be redevolped into 65 affordable housing, CHA units, 18 car spots (Urbanize)

• 16 pickleball courts open in Grant Park thanks to $500K from Lollapallooza (Block Club)

• Chicago-based World Bicycle Relief raffle: last chance to win one of four replica championship bicycles (BRAIN)

• From the ‘Field of Dreams’ film site to a solar-system-modeled trek, bike riders can find plenty of fascinating trails around the Midwest (Tribune)

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