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• "Bills supporting bike safety are in their IL Senate and House committees and we need your help getting them passed." (Chicago, Bike Grid Now!)
• Nik Hunder: "SB 1559 would require IDOT to perform a traffic study anytime a crash occurs on federal or municipal highway." Sign witness slip here.
• "8 unionized CTA workers made more than $300K last year, and about 160 made more than $200K, according to documentation" (Sun-Times)
• CPD released images of suspect in strong-armed robbery last Wednesday around 1 PM on Green train at Cicero station in West Garfield Park (FOX)
• "A CTA Red Line train derailed on Saturday afternoon, disrupting service between 87th and 95th for a few hours" (ABC)
• "CTA slow zones are growing, and that means longer commutes for ‘L’ riders" (Tribune)
• "Judge Orders Chicago to Speed Up Efforts to Make Crosswalks Accessible to Blind Pedestrians; Just 85 of 2,713 Intersections Upgraded" (WTTW)
• Is the Sun-Times horning in on the Tribune's car-centric editorial turf?: "Illinois shouldn't rush to tax drivers by the mile to pay for our roads"
• Ald. Knudsen (43rd) offered free Lyft ride credits paid by his political fund for anyone heading to and from Lincoln Park last Saturday for St. Pat's (Block Club)
• An 11-year-old kid discovers the wide world of Chicago 'L' racing (Tribune)
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