Today’s Headlines for Friday, November 15
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• One year after Yellow Line crash, effects linger for riders, Skokie and CTA (Tribune)
• More on Metra warning that financial woes could lead to 40% reduction in service (CBS)
• Verified GoFundMe launched for family of Jorge Carmona, 17, bike rider killed by hit-and-run driver Sunday near Belvidere/Fulton Avenue in Waukegan
• Police release photo of truck whose hit-and-run driver seriously injured a male pedestrian, 63, Wednesday night at 57th/Damen in West Englewood (ABC)
• 17-year-old boy shot in arm while riding bike Tuesday around 8:30 PM in alley near 4200 block of West Cermak (FOX)
• Block Club: Most Chicago street fests aren’t paying police overtime, leaving taxpayers on the hook
• Block Club: “Empire Of Neglected And Hazardous Vacant Lots’ Declares Bankruptcy, But City Of Chicago Cries Fraud”
• “Fall is in Full-Swing, and CTA is Your Ride to and from Marquee Football Games at Wrigley Field and Soldier Field, Concerts and More!”
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