Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 29

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• Man, 32, in good condition after another man slashed his hand during fight Sunday around 6 PM on Blue Line near Grand, no one in custody (CBS)

• Letters: Dangers and annoyances on CTA are discouraging ridership (Tribune)

• “2025 in review: A look back at Chicago’s affordable housing debate through op-eds” (Tribune)

• “What change to Chicago’s downtown would you like to see in the next 20 years? Here’s what you told us.” (Sun-Times)

• “What’s Next For Steelworkers Park? Neighbors, City Officials Begin Planning Its Future” (Block Club)

• New book “Walking Chicago’s Coast” by Michael McColly is a travelogue of a 63-mile journey from the Far North Side to the Indiana Dunes

• Ride Illinois’ “I Can Bike There campaign aims to educate the public and encourage them to use their bikes for everyday trips and explore new routes”

• There’s another dueling rally of Ald. Ramirez oppoments and pro-Archer Avenue traffic safety project folks tonight, 4-6 PM or so, 3868 S. Archer Ave.

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– John Greenfield, editor