Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 27
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• CTA workers held ‘day of action’ Wednesday to raise awareness about potential for devastating cuts (NBC)
• Letter from Kristóf Oltvai urges South Siders to write their local reps to request more state funding to save transit from a death spiral (Hyde Park Herald)
• Driver fatally struck pedestrian Wednesday in 5800 block of Roosevelt Road in Cicero (ABC)
• Metra UP-NW trains delayed Wednesday afternoon after car struck near Palatine, no word on injuries (CBS)
• “Maybe one day Michigan Avenue can be designed so people on bikes don’t have to ride in seven lanes of motor vehicle traffic.” (Michelle Stenzel)
• Is an ‘L’ Train Series between the South Side and North Side teams in the works? “CTA is Your Best Ride to the White Sox’s 2025 Home Opener”
• “The City Is Waiving Sticker Penalties For Chicago Drivers For All Of April” (Block Club)
• West Town Bikes’ Spring Happy Hour Wed. 4/23, 5-8 PM at Climate Action Museum, 300 S. Riverside in West Loop
• New press release from Ride Illinois: Illinois Bike & Walk Summit coming to Springfield May 7-8
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