Today’s Headlines for Monday, March 9
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• Anti-Archer rally promoter Juan Rangel, who left UNO Charters after alleged financial misconduct, rails against “the chaotic reign… of Johnson” (Tribune)
• Driver, 53, cited after striking woman, 65, and child, 5, crossing street, seriously injuring the senior, Sunday around 1:15 PM near Illinois/McClurg (ABC)
• CPD: Argument led to shooting of 2 men, causing serious injuries, arrest of 3 men, Sunday around 12:54 AM at 79th Red Line station in Chatham (ABC)
• CPD released images of suspect in robbery and attempted robbery after 7 AM near Cermak-Chinatown and 47th Street stops (CBS)
• “Stuck train horn [near Chicago/California] disrupts West Side residents’ sleep overnight, Metra says” (CBS)
• “$100 million Touhy Avenue improvement project breaks ground in Des Plaines,” reportedly including plans for bike-ped upgrades (Tribune)
• “Ald. Manaa-Hoppenworth gave DPD the green light to move forward with landmarking with the Bryn Mawr Historic District”
• “Chicago sees the ‘missing middle’ as sweet spot for addressing the city’s housing shortage, repopulating neighborhoods” (Crain’s)
• “As Morgan Shoal Overhaul Plan Moves Forward, Neighbors Can Still Weigh In On Army Corps Plans” (Block Club)
• “City of Elmhurst Named a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists”
• “Chicago-area woman organizes annual International Women’s Day bike ride for solidarity” (WBBM)
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