Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 8
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• Pritzker: “I believe that we’ll be able to get a transit bill done either in veto session… or, if necessary, we would call a special session (Center Square)
• Letter: “Democrat-controlled state legislature will write a big check to bail [Chicago transit] out, with Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature” (Tribune)
• Sister of Robert Harper, 56, beaten to death at Clark/Lake platform calls for justice: “People shouldn’t have to go through this” (Sun-Times)
• Man taken into custody, placed in ambulance Monday around 5 PM at State and Lake station (ABC)
“Transportation Committee to consider resolution calling for better anti-smoking enforcement on CTA” (Daily Line)
• Block Club: “Damen Silos To Be Demolished After City Approves Permits, Ending Preservation Battle”
“Elvin rides again: New coloring book uses CTA journey to celebrate West Side” (Austin Weekly News)
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