Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 16
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• Letter from Amtrak president to Mayor Johnson and CDOT calling for a real solution to the problem of Chicago’s Greyhound terminal closing next month
• Tribune: Cost of Red Line Extension has risen to estimated $4.8 billion before financing costs, about $1.16 billion over earlier estimates
• Union Pacific investigating freight train cargo theft on West Side, authorities say (ABC)
• CTA: “We will still be your best option during the Democratic National Convention”
• 2 semis overturned on I-80 Thursday morning, 2 hospitalized, massive delays near Minooka (ABC)
• South Shore Line exploring safety improvements in Hegewisch after young journalist killed by train (Block Club)
• Ex-Chicago Ald. Ricardo Munoz gets 7 more months in prison after slow-speed DUI crash (Tribune)
• Englewood Agro-Eco District will boost neighborhood near future trail: “We deserve beautiful spaces” (Block Club)
• Envision Unlimited hosts adaptive cycling events for people of all abilities this Saturday 8/17, 10 AM to 2 PM at Big Marsh, 11555 S. Stony Island Ave.
• Metra, Pace, and CTA offering free rides for K-12 students on August 26
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