Today’s Headlines for Thursday, July 18
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• 9 Ashland bus extension passes Council, start 8/25; Alds. Andre Vasquez and Michael Rodriguez ask for extensions of bus lines in their wards (Block Club)
• Ald. La Spata introduces 25 mph default speed limit ordinance, measure for pilot allowing submission of photos to ticket bus, bike lane blockers (Block Club)
• Plan for West Garfield Park CTA training center, which will oversee all bus operations, approved by Council (Block Club)
• Hit-and-run semi driver killed man walking around 10 PM east of State on Lower Wacker Drive in Loop, no one in custody (CBS)
• Man, 27, stabbed after argument on CTA bus Wednesday around 10:23 PM on 300 block of N. Cicero in West Garfield Park, no one in custody (FOX)
• Driver, 21, charged with DUI, homicide for killing fitness coach Quinn Fraboni, 27, 7/10 around 4:30 AM on I-90, verified memorial GoFundMe launched (CBS)
• Metra board’s review finds “no ethical concerns” so far with Harvey warehouse purchase (ABC)
• WBEZ: “Chicago’s Major Taylor bike trail celebrates a trailblazing American cyclist”
• Gearing up for the Grit: Criterium bike race series begins this week in suburbs, Chicago (Daily Herald)
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