Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 13
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• After Lollapalooza debacle, will CTA be able to keep up with demand during DNC? “I’m very concerned,” says a rider (Tribune)
• A locals’ guide to getting around during the Democratic National Convention (Block Club)
• Abortion rights group gets permit to march downtown during DNC (Block Club)
• Axios on Save Our Lakefront Rally: Johnson’s council allies reject City’s Lake Shore redesign
• Chicago Firefighter Mason Maj remains unconscious after he rear-ended a car early Friday morning at Addison/Narrangansett in Portage Park (WGN)
• Letters to Tribune: Replace DLSD underpasses with ped bridges; Dedicated bus lanes work in other cities; Bus service in Turkey leaves Chicago in the dust
• Pandemic-era ‘scheme’ to reclaim parking meters may cost city $120.7 million (Sun-Times)
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