Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 5
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• Ashland BRT foe Roger Romanelli got cold feet and moved his protest against the GRand Avenue Safe Streets project to yesterday, so no bike ride there today.
• Coverage of Romanelli’s press conference (ABC, NBC, Fox)
• Chicago, Bike Grid Now! leads a ride to the Portage Park bikeway meeting, leaving from Logan “Magic Eagle” Pillar, Logan/Kedzie/Milwaukee at 5:30 sharp
• “Editorial: Here is what’s really going on at Chicago’s O’Hare as American and United battle it out” (Tribune)
• “Fire Destroys 15 Tents At North Park Encampment As City Moves Toward March 17 Closure” (Block Club)
• “Preservation Chicago’s 2026 list of eight endangered structures includes city bridges, union halls and Pope Leo XIV’s childhood parish.” (Block Club)
• Chicagoans celebrated city’s 189th birthday with bash at 37th/Honore In McKinley Park, Chicago’s geographic center (Block Club)
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