Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, October 20
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• After 2 recent murders of employees on CTA property, union calls for transit police force and better fare gates, Republican state rep wants reform of SAFE-T Act (Center Square)
• CN freight train fatally struck woman Monday around 4:30 PM at Center Street in Grayslake
• …Chicago Department of Public Health: “If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.”
• Metra UPNW train struck unoccupied car Monday around 5 PM near Des Plaines (ABC)
• “Metra proposes more trains … lots more trains” (Evanston Now)
• Ald. La Spata introduced an ordinance to study whether some streets around Palmer Square park could be opened to car-free walking and biking (Block Club)
• Chicago, Bike Grid Now! celebrates the terrific party and concert they put on to promote permanently pedestrianizing Cortland Bridge, asks for donations to help fund events
• Is Belleville, IL getting its Complete Streets ideas “Via Chicago”? The downstate hometown of Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy is doing a 5-to-3 road diet with bike lanes. (BND)
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