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"Little Village’s Mexican Independence Day Parade Sees Thousands Take A Stand Against ICE" (Block Club)
• "RTA presses the CTA, Metra and Pace to share more details about looming service cuts" (Tribune)
• State Rep. Kam Buckner and John discussed efforts to avert the $771M Chicagoland transit fiscal cliff on Mike Stephens' Outside the Loop radio show
• Driver, 25, in custody after critically injuring man, 19, Saturday around 3:40 AM near 74th/Lafayette in Greater Grand Crossing (ABC)
• Man, 21, charged with deadly shooting of man, 26, that happened 9/7 around 5:30 AM outside 35th/Archer Orange station in McKinley Park (ABC)
• Arrest made at Howard Station after Evanston police released images of suspect in attempted sexual assault Friday on Yellow Line (Roundtable, ABC)
• Two men, 23 and 21, charged after allegedly stabbing and robbing man, 41, Friday on Red Line at 47th, fleeing, and being swiftly apprehended (CBS)
• During argument Saturday around 7:30 PM at 47th Red stop, man stabbed man, 26, in the face and upper body, fled, victim in good condition (NBC)
• "Advocates hope action on sidewalk snowplow program heats up soon" (Tribune)
• Ald. Cruz hosts Cicero Land Use Study Open House, 9/16, 6-8 PM at Lloyd Elementary, 2103 N. Lamont. Opportunity to advocate for Mid-City Transitway?
• Lunch: "Averting the Fiscal Cliff: The Road to Regional & High-Speed Rail," 10/10, 11-3 PM, The Collective, 120 S. Riverside (High Speed Rail Alliance)
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