Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 3
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• Ald. Vasquez: Why is Mayor Johnson putting so much time, energy, money into firing his CPS chief, but protecting embattled CTA chief Dorval Carter?
• Memorial held on Thursday for State Trooper Clay Carns, 35, fatally struck by a pickup driver on 12/23 while removing debris on I-55 near Channahon (FOX)
• Multiple semi drivers crashed and jackknifed their vehicles in snow, with some hospitalized, Thursday evening on I-65 near US 231 in Crown Point, IN (NBC)
• CPD officer sustained minor injuries after striking a fence, manhole cover Thursday while responding to call around 8:10 AM near 53rd/Federal (FOX)
• Chicago Transit Authority news release: “In 2025 Continue to Ride CTA”. Uh, OK, it’s not like we were planning to stop!
• Sun-Times: “From Bears stadium to Obama Center to a new West Side story, 2025 will be a lively year for architecture”
• Block Club: 9 things to do outside in January, including Wheel & Sprocket’s Hugh Jass Fat Tire Bike Race at Big Marsh bike park on 1/25
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