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Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 13

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• Block Club: "Mayor Delays Final Vote On 2025 Budget"

• Man who fatally stabbed ex-girlfriend Samantha Maldonado, 26, in March 2023 on platform of Adams/Wabash station sentenced to 41 years (ABC)

• CBS: "Extreme cold causes morning delays on Metra, CTA trains due to cracked rails"

• Once again, balanced reporting on Tuesday's community meeting on the proposed Chicago Avenue PBL extension by Evanston Now's Matthew Eadie

Once again, RoundTable favors driver POV, giving parking complainer 2X as much ink as 5 PBL advocates, w/o mentioning she owns 1 or 2 garage spaces

• Last year, complainer Laura Kushner launched a petition dubiously claiming a new affordable development with onsite parking "will further constrain parking"

• Tribune: "Clarendon Hills police [promote] safety for teens on e-bikes"

CTA: "In Time for the Holidays: Cleaning Crews Wrap Up 'Refresh & Renew' 2024"

Block Club: "Old Town Neighbors Oppose [Transit-Friendly] Apartment Tower Plan Despite Positive Traffic Study Results"

• "Choose CTA as Your Ride During these Cold Months"

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