Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 4
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• Tribune editorial “If the mayor is going to keep adding more cameras, officials should at the very least give us some legitimate proof that it’s improving safety“
• CPD: Male bike rider, 15, and female driver, 57, crashed Monday around 4:35 PM at 18th/State next to police station in S. Loop, cyclist in in stable condition
• Drivers continue to crash into ghost bike memorial for Gerardo Marciales, 41, killed on a Divvy by motorist who ran red February 2022 at Balbo/DLSD (BLU)
• As mayor, Rahm Emanuel was pretty good at transportation policy, problematic in other areas. Is he eyeing another mayoral run? (Block Club)
• “Logan Square Leaders Reflect On Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa’s Legacy As He Exits 35th Ward Job” including walk/bike/transit upgrades (Block Club)
• Metra commuters celebrate reopened Flossmoor station (NBC)
• People for Bikes, which (dubiously) ranks Chicago as one of worst US cities for biking, says Clark PBL in River North was one of best US bikeways in 2024
• My Block, My Hood, My City founder Jahmal Cole is trying to spend time living in all 77 community areas (Block Club)
• Good news for fans of country music and autocentrism: “Zac Brown Band To Headline 2025 NASCAR Chicago Street Race” (Block Club)
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