Today’s Headlines for Thursday, September 11
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• One relatively B/W/T-friendly (nowadays) politician takes on another: “Brendan Reilly Challenges Toni Preckwinkle… In Next County Board Race” (Block Club)
• “Chicagoans with Mobility Disabilities Challenge City’s Inaccessible Sidewalks in Class Action Lawsuit” filed by by Disability Rights Advocates and law firm
• Armed robbery near Monroe/State led security guard to shoot and wound suspect feeling to CTA stop Wednesday around 11:19, trains rerouted (NBC)
• “West Logan Greenway, funded through 35th Ward’s PB process, creates a pair of north and south routes along Hamlin and Avers avenues” (Block Club)
• “Street Upgrades Begin On Kedzie Avenue, From Little Village To Brighton Park” (Block Club)
• “Cook Co. invests more than $1.5M in suburban biking infrastructure” (Daily Herald)
• Oak Lawn regulates use of e-scooters and e-bikes as popularity grows (Southtown)
• “Lot full of apparently legally parked cars towed during Bears game”; by SpotHero admits “egregious mistake,” promises reimbursements (Sun-Times)
• The 47th Ward’s “Get Up and Move” parking lot takeover at 1914 W. Berenice is back 9/21, with “a ton of free activities to celebrate the end of the summer.”
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