Today’s Headlines for Friday, November 1
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By
AJ LaTrace
10:48 AM CDT on November 1, 2024
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- Amtrak receives federal grants to improve Chicago service and Midwest partner programs (Amtrak)
- Google offers a first look at public space planned for renovated Thompson Center (Sun-Times)
- Evanston City Council to vote on new plan for public space improvements around new city hall (Evanston Roundtable)
- Amtrak’s new Chicago to Miami train begins next month (NBC Chicago)
- 12 things to do outside in Chicago this November (Block Club)
- AARP says that it has provided $60,000 in grants to help bolster bicycling, pedestrian safety in Illinois
- Cubs reach settlement with Justice Department to make Wrigley Field more accessible (Tribune)
- A look at outdoor holiday events and celebrations planned for November and December (Tribune)
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