Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 17

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• Don’t mess with Illinois! “Feds press the Illinois transportation department over CTA safety” (Tribune)

• Man who was found unresponsive on Brown Line train at Belmont this morning around 5:14 AM has died (ABC)

• Metra NCS train fatally struck pedestrian Monday around 1:40 PM between Hanson Park and Galewood stations, also delaying MDW runs (Fox)

• “Chicago is installing hundreds of new Divvy stations in 2026” (Secret Chicago)

• “Neighborhood advocate” and mayoral candidate Liam Stanton: “Chicago should stop waiting for the old downtown to return” (Tribune)

• “FAA seeks deeper-than-expected flight cuts at O’Hare” (Crain’s)

• “Decatur Public Transit System launches contactless fare collection system” (WCIA)

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