Today’s Headlines for Monday, April 6

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• Hit-and-run, speeding driver of a presumably stolen SUV ran a red early Sunday at 63rd/Kedzie, killing a man on bike; critically injuring woman, 22, in SUV (NBC)

• …Bike rider IDed as Damian Gomez, 18, who “was working with DoorDash to make extra money by riding his bike to make deliveries.” (CBS)

• Hit-and-run driver, 22, charged after fatally striking Juan Villagomez, 56, early Sunday at 71st/Harlem in Bridgeview (CBS)

• Days after HNR driver killed Violet Harris, 15, in South Shore, another HNR motorist killed her schoolmate Lania Smith, 18, Monday 3/31 in Dolton (NBC)

• Unresponsive man was found lying on Blue Line tracks Saturday around 10:06 AM in tunnel on 5400 block of Eisenhower, pronounced dead (NBC)

• After Cicero police officer involved in crash today around 4:49 AM at of Roosevelt/Cicero Avenue in Cicero, CTA 54 Cicero buses rerouted (ABC)

• • “[U.S.] Supreme Court declines challenge to Illinois law restricting guns on public transit” (Crain’s)

• “Metra testing out pilot ticketing program at downtown stations” (ABC)

• Construction manager for Roger Romanelli-opposed Grand Ave project, on 3/16 posted construction drawings and other materials at its updates website 

• “RTA Board approves ADA Action Plan 2 allowing riders to apply for higher monthly Taxi and Rideshare Access Program ride cap” (ABC)

• “Speed up implementation of law designed to prevent impaired driving” (Sun-Times)

• “Letters: State lawmakers can help improve Illinoisans’ lives by combating air pollution” such as vehicle emissions (Tribune)

• “Editorial: More coach houses are now legal, but with too much social engineering in the way” (Tribune)

• “Homes for Sale Along the Metra Electric Line: Commuter-friendly properties in Flossmoor, Avalon Park, Kenwood, Near South Side, and Hyde Park” (Chicago)

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