Today’s Headlines for Thursday, September 28
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• A new report from StreetLight Data found that the Chicago region has seen a roughly 50 percent increase in bike trips since 2019 (Bloomberg)
• ISP: I-57 crash near 99th Street that left 2 dead, 1 critically injured was caused by racing drivers (ABC)
• Passenger critically wounded in rail car when at least 5 shots fired after dispute in Red Line car at about 12:01 AM today near Garfield station (ABC)
• Building crash: 2 in custody after driver of stolen car crashed into building at 900 W. Cermak; CPD officer injured during arrest (ABC)
• The investigative project on race and equity debuts with report on Illinois traffic stops (Block Club)
• Ald. Desmond Yancy (5th), activists call on Mayor Johnson to help pass South Shore housing protections (Block Club)
• Are you ready for this weekend’s re-closure of the Clinton and UIC-Halsted Blue Line stations? (NBC)
• Cabinet of Curiosity’s “Out Spoken! Out Loud!” brings performances entirely powered by people on stationary bikes to Pilsen Heliport (Block Club)
• Metra operating extra service for Chicago Marathon on Sunday, 10/8 (and Blue Line will fully reopen early that morning)
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