Today’s Headlines for Monday, January 6
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• WTTW: “Black, Latino and Older Chicagoans More Likely to Die in Traffic Crashes, Data Shows”
• Statement from agency: “CTA has decided to suspend the use of its general information (@cta) and service alerts (@ctaAlerts) accounts on Twitter” (ABC)
• Ald. Vasquez blasts the CTA as “Reactive, irresponsible, and unaccountable,” for leaving Twitter altogether after backlash for pulling its alerts account
• Gary Police arrested driver in connection with hit-and-run killing of Eunikue Roberson, 17, possibly riding an e-scooter, early Saturday morning (Tribune)
• Driver crashed into machine used by a crew working on possible broken water main, injuring worker, Saturday near 4300 block of Golf Road in Skokie (ABC)
• Illinois State Police investigating 2 Chicagoland traffic crashes over holiday weekend in which driver’s violated “Scott’s Law” and struck squad cars (FOX)
• Block Club: “Why 2024 Was Chicago’s Warmest Year In History”
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