Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September 23
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• SBC contributor Igor Studenkov: “Metra, Pace won’t make cuts, will raise fares next year as fiscal cliff still looms” (Evanston Roundtable)
• Hit-and-run driver fatally struck Michelle Heidbrick, 36, a “sweet, kind” person who was 22 weeks pregnant, Sunday around 9:30 PM in Waukegan (ABC)
• Yet another CTA bus crash caused by a reckless motorist: 6 bus passengers injured after Jeep driver, 19, made U-turn Monday in South Chicago (ABC)
• Police release images of 4 suspects in armed robbery that happened 8/30 around 1:15 AM at Morgan Green Line station in Fulton Market (ABC)
• Block Club: “Report: Speed Cam Program Should Axe Late Fees, Boost Transparency.” No word on restoring income-based 50% ticket discounts.
• 500 apartments, 50 affordable + in-lieu CHA payment, retail proposed at 669 N. Michigan, 0.3 miles from Chicago Red stop, 199 car spots (Block Club)
• Park District: “forums and online form offer residents an opportunity to get involved in the 2026 budget planning process” (Bluesky, Twitter)
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