Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 9
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• CTA, Bike Lane Uprising on death of transit agency electrician Carlos Median, 37, struck by hit-and-run driver while biking near work in Skokie (Sun-Times)
• 2 Chicago Police officers, third person injured in crash on Chicago’s West Side (CBS)
• Woman wounded after crash, shooting in Avondale, Chicago police say (ABC)
• Driver blows red light on Michigan Avenue, crashes into SUV and knocks down light pole (FOX)
• Block Club: Bridgeport skaters built their own park. Will the man let them keep it?
• CTA: Soar across Chicago with CTA to celebrate Chicago’s youth at the 95th annual Bud Billiken Parade or [avoid] traffic hassles around Air and Water Show
• Block Club, home to former SBC contributor Ariel Parella-Aurelli, hosts first block party Sat. 9/7 at YMCA, 1834 N. Lawndale Ave., by 606 in Logan Square
• Bike for the Kids, with adaptive bike presentation and family entertainment, Sunday 8/25, 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Elgin’s Festival Park, 132 S. Grove Ave.
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