Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 3
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• “AI Speed Cameras On DuSable Lake Shore Drive? State Bill [sponsored by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (D-6th) Could Make It Happen” (Block Club)
• CPD released image of vehicle whose driver critically injured person in crosswalk Wednesday around 2:42 AM at Diversey/Central (FOX)
• Wire issues caused extensive delays for Metra Electric riders during Wednesday evening rush hour (WGN)
• 58 affordable units, 42 parking spaces coming to 79th/Halsted area in Auburn Gresham, made less dense after pushback from neighbors (Block Club)
• Editorial: “Pay your (traffic and parking ticket ) debts to the city, Chicagoans, and save a buck in the process” (Tribune)
• Elevated Chicago eTOD advocacy org hosts bi-weekly “virtual self-care series” of “20-minute mindfulness sessions” with one today at 11:30 AM. Register here.
• West Town Bikes’ Spring Happy Hour Wed. 4/23, 5-8 PM at Climate Action Museum, 300 S. Riverside in West Loop
• Registration is now open at early bird rates for Transport Chicago, Fri. 6/13 at VOCO, 350 W. Wolf Point Pl.
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