Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, December 4
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• CDOT: New protected bike lanes are in on Milwaukee Avenue between California Avenue and Logan Boulevard
• Block Club: “‘Plow The Sidewalks’ Pilot Left Out Of City Budget, Angering Disability Rights Advocates”
• ABC: “1 injured in 7-vehicle crash that caused large traffic backup in Lake County: officials”
• Local residents and businesses can “Sign Evanston Transit Alliance’s Letter in Support of Proposed Chicago Ave Protected Bike Lanes“
• Block Club: “Wicker Park’s Josephinum Academy To Buy School Building, But Athletic Field Could Become Housing”
• Block Club: “Chicago Neighborhoods, Mapped By Residents: Here’s Where Locals Think Official Boundaries Should Be”
• Good turnout for the Black Friday Chicago Critical Mass ride
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