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• More coverage of the Save Transit Rally (ATA, Block Club, CBS, NBC, Fight Back! News)
• Crain's: "Chicago transit's $771M fiscal cliff could shrink because of extra sales tax"
• According to CCMEO, hit-and-run Audi driver fatally struck bike rider Shahid Muhammed, 56, 6/5 around 2:47 near 63rd/Halsted in Englewood (ABC)
• Driver faces DUI charges after fatally striking Rosa Hernandez, 69, who was crossing street to attend church at Roosevelt/Halsted (Sun-Times)
• Man, 50, facing charges after attempt to hit pedestrian leads to crash in suburban Yorkville (Fox)
• "City Adds 6 More Speed Cameras. Here’s Where They Are," mostly on SW Side, including 2 on Pulaski Road near Hubbard High (Block Club)
• Retired Metra CEO Don Orso leaves Metra board, is replaced by union leader Brian Shanahan (Daily Herald)
• "North Side CTA Red Line Stops to Reopen This Weekend After Years of Construction" (Secret Chicago)
• "Argyle Night Market boosts hard-hit Uptown ahead of Argyle Street L station's reopening" (Sun-Times)
• Drivers frustrated with Kennedy construction are detouring on side streets and blocking bus and bike lanes (Block Club)
• "CTA Collaborates with Lollapalooza and Local Artist Ellen Ma on Limited-Edition Streetwear Collection"
• "Meet Chicago's last bike messengers. Here's how they survive" (Sun-Times)
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