Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, February 19
• Driven by the CTA’s RPM project, “Lakeview’s New Community Plan Prioritizes Affordable Housing, Businesses And Green Space” (Block Club)
• Zoning Committee approves United Center development, Black Ensemble Theater expansion (Block Club)
• Man, 30, critically injured when person in car shot him Tuesday around 12:14 PM as he stood outside Cicero stop of Blue Line’s Forest Park branch (NBC)
• CPD seeking hit-and-run driver who sideswiped another car, causing it to hit and injure a woman, 76, Tuesday around 2:30 PM near Grand/St. Clair (ABC)
• “CTA and E-Squared Partner to Inspire Future Engineers in Chicago Public Schools”
• Alders pitch ordinance to fight “Car Flippers” occupying street parking spaces in order to sell vehicles (while protecting curbside bike lanes) (Block Club)
• The car-centric Tribune editorial board warns Indiana to “learn from Illinois’ mistakes” and not raise tolls (Tribune)
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