Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, February 25
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• Second pedestrian struck by Metra train in Downers Grove in 24 hours (CBS)
• Three drivers fatally struck Thomas Yucuis, 69, Monday around 5:58 AM near Rte. 31 and Miller Road in Dundee Township, no citations (NBC)
• Hit-and-run sedan driver struck and critically injured a woman, 68, crossing the street Monday around 7:57 PM in the 5400 block of North Avenue in Austin (ABC)
• Two people critically injured in crash Monday around 2:40 AM in NB lanes of I-90 near I-94 split (Sun-Times)
• Letter in response to Tribune’s anti-tolling op-ed: Tolling is a more equitable way to fund infra, especially since Chicaogoland offers alternatives to driving
• Plan Commission passes DPD plan for upzoning (no changes yet) on Broadway between Devon and Montrose, allowing more density (Block Club)
• Op-ed from former 48th Ward aldermanic candidate Joe Dunne: “Stop the rush to change zoning on Broadway in Edgewater” (Sun-Times)
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