Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 15
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• “3 Years In, Mayor Defends Bike Lanes And Talks CTA Safety — But Is Mum On Reelection” (Block Club)
• “Chicago police seek driver in West Side hit-and-run that seriously injured pedestrian” (Fox)
• Families for Safe Streets: “Last night, Illinois’ Stop Super Speeders legislation, HB 4948, passed the Senate Transportation Committee after previously passing the full IL House.”
• “Person shot, injured near Howard Station in Rogers Park, Chicago fire officials say” (ABC)
• Man, 47, is facing charges after sheriff’s police detained him for walking between railcars at 95th and he was found with a loaded stolen gun and an assortment of drugs (Fox)
• Crain’s: “Johnson pitches city takeover of stadium authority to keep Bears in Chicago”
• Op-ed against proposed synagogue redevelopment near Thorndale stop, published by self-proclaimed “King of NIMBYland” Ron Roenigk’s Inside Publications (Twitter, Bluesky)
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