Today’s Headlines for Monday, March 16
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• 2 children were among at least 5 people injured in a serious 4-vehicle crash involving a CTA bus Friday around 5:30 PM near 115th/Racine in Pullman (ABC)
• “On average, an ‘L’ rider gets shoved onto the tracks from CTA platforms every month” (Sun-Times)
• After fight on Clark/Lake platform, woman followed women, 42 and 23, onto train, stabbed both in arm, hand, Saturday 8 PM. Suspect arrested. (NBC)
• Man, 20, charged w/ felony after sheriff’s police found a loaded gun on him after stopping him for rolling blunt at 87th Station during evening rush (Fox)
• “Will Boosting Police Hours On The CTA By 75% Make Trains Safer? Some Riders Skeptical” (Block Club)
• Red trains weren’t stopping at North/Clybourn Station last night due to flooding (NBC)
• Don’t blame bike lanes: Bus was partially submerged in flooded at 47th/Kedzie in Brighton Park, a few blocks from Archer and Kedzie project areas (ABC)
• “Deadbeat Chicago developer owes another $1 million in back rent to the CTA, records show” (Sun-Times)
• “Metra hopes bridge funding bill gains traction despite distraction” (Daily Herald)
• “STB turns down Metra request to set terms for operation on UP lines” (Trains.com)
• “City Seeks To Dismiss Suit By Neighbors Trying To Overturn Broadway Rezoning” (Block Club)
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