Today’s Headlines for Thursday, December 18

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• Police: SUV driver, 73, crashed into police car injuring 2 officers, then fatally struck man, 78 in Walgreens parking lot Wednesday in Hillside

• Walk/bike/transit-friendly Ald. Daniel La Spata: “Why I voted no on yesterday’s alternative budget ordinances”

• “CTA Ready to Close Out 2025 with Full Frequent Network and Expanded Service on Additional Bus Routes”

• Woman assaulted people with bottle at Washington Red and Macy’s, in latest of recent random attacks on CTA by people with apparent mental illness (WGN)

• “CTA Closed Englewood’s Racine Green Line Station Over 30 Years Ago. By 2029, It Could Reopen” (Block Club)

• Pipe bursts, leaves CTA Cicero Green Line station flooded, forcing trains to bypass station (CBS)

• Letter: “Snowy sidewalks unacceptable: Chicago’s city government is failing us badly this winter.” (Sun-Times)

• “How Chicago’s Bike Courier Collective Is Surviving The Age Of DoorDash And Delivery Robots” (Block Club)

• “Chicago’s ‘You Name A Snowplow’ Contest Returns. Here’s How To Submit And Vote” (Block Club)

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– John Greenfield, editor