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• Family honors William Price, 62, Vietnam veteran and children's advocate fatally struck by driver who reportedly suffered medical incident in Hillside (ABC)
• Although last week CTA announced 77 more officers per day in the system, Trump's transit czar threatened to still cut $50M unless more is done (ABC)
• Man, 52, charged with felony arson after allegedly intentionally setting fire to belongings on Blue Line near Damen, causing burns to his legs (Sun-Times)
• Images released of teen suspects in severe beating of man, 62, on December 16 around 5:40 PM on bus approaching Cicero Blue Line station (CBS)
• CTA rerouted #113 Vincennes/111th Street buses after big sinkhole appears at 111th/Whipple in South Shore (ABC)
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