Today’s Headlines for Monday, February 12
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• After driver killed Jiekun Xu at 44th/Pulaski Thursday, on Sunday one person killed, 5 injured in crash near 42nd/Pulaski, alder asks CDOT for help (ABC)
• Driver fatally struck pedestrian Sunday just after 4 PM at Devon/Crawford intersection in Lincolnwood, near Union Pacific Trail (CBS)
• CPD: 5 firefighters among 6 people seriously injured Sunday after car driver ignored sirens and continued to drive through 47th/State in Bronzeville (ABC)
• After image released of suspect who allegedly sprayed a person with “a chemical irritant,” robbed them 1/28 at Granville Red, arrest made (WGN, CBS)
• Poor People’s Army can protest at DNC after city misses deadline to block permit (Block Club)
• An update on Equiticity’s fundraising efforts (Equiticity)
• Sun-Times looks at the Chicago Auto Show. Here’s what SBC contributor AJ LaTrace thought about giant SUVs on a recent visit.
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