Today’s Headlines for Monday, June 1

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• “Tollway worker killed, two others hurt while filling potholes on I-294” Saturday around 4:30 PM in Des Plaines, no charges for driver (Sun-Times)

• Driver fatally struck pedestrian on I-290 Sunday around 3:10 AM at Pulaski (WGN)

• The Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act takes effect today (Tribune, CBS, Illinois Senate Dems)

• “Chicago Plans $19.2 Million Purchase Of Greyhound Station To Save Bus Service” (Block Club)

• “New Community Planning projects support better dial-a-ride coordination in DuPage County, transit-friendly development in Avondale, Oak Forest, Harvard” (RTA)

• “CTA Unveils 2026 Pride Train and Encourages Riders to Ride with Pride”

• ABC on Working Bikes: “In a warehouse on Chicago’s Southwest Side, old bicycles are getting a second chance and so are the people who ride them.”

• Thanks Obama fans! “Renaming Push Would Land Trump Tower On Street Honoring Barack Obama” (Block Club)

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