Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 16
• John Flemister, 61, a doorman, allegedly drew first, started shooting before being killed in gunfight with CTA worker, 24, near UIC/Halsted (CBS)
• CTA: no Green trains are running between Ashland and Harlem due to fire in building at 5000 block of W. Lake, 1 person hospitalized due to smoke (ABC)
• ABC scrutinizes CTA employee overtime costs
• Block Club: “Logan Square’s Hollander Building Gets New Owners Who Promise Long-Planned Redevelopment” near Blue Line stations
• Block Club: “Fern Hill’s Controversial Old Town Development [near Sedgwick station] Clears Zoning Hurdle, Setting Up Final Council Vote”
• Thanks, Trump: “Bike shop owners expect bumpy road as U.S., China trade war heats up” (Tribune)
• “A New Chapter in Our Work: Introducing Elevated Chicago’s Arts and Culture Strategy”
• “A Guided Tour of Chicago’s Lakefront Trail by Bike” (WTTW)
• Meeting Thursday 4/17, 7 PM at Northeastern University about CDOT’s plan for PBLs on Bryn Mawr from Sauganash Trail to North Shore Channel Trail.
• “Metra celebrates Earth Day with a week of activities”
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