Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 16
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• “Safety reforms could be coming for Chicagoland transit, but funding still up in the air” (Capitol News Illinois)
• A driver struck and injured a bike rider Thursday morning around 11:35 AM at Wrightwood/Cicero in Belmont Cragin, driver cited (Twitter, Bluesky)
• “Gun found on Red Line train after man shot outside Wrigley Field” (Sun-Times)
• Block Club: “Winnemac Park Construction Will Resume This Summer”
• “Milwaukee Avenue Messenger” is a new magazine celebrating “diversity, history and art” on Chicago’s busiest biking street (Block Club)
• One more reason why the CTA is “Irreplaceable“: Service to Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter tour at Soldier Field this weekend
• Ald. Martin (47th) and North Center entities host Berenice Bash series at Bernice/Lincoln lot, starting with bike tuneups and more Sunday, 6/22, 12-4 PM
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