Today’s Headlines for Thursday, November 12
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“‘Ball of flames’: Witnesses recount Amtrak crash into car that left 2 kids dead” in Western Springs (NBC)
• As Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (33) faces challengers, Block Club notes that she supported expanding #93 California route and Greenways on Grace and Sacramento
• “In Chicago and Los Angeles, Tech Keeps Bus Lanes Clear” (Government Technology)
• Check out the “Skokie Bike Audit November 2026” video by longtime resident Charlie Saxe.
• Don’t tell the owner of the nearby Chopin Theater! “Public Toilet That Cleans Itself Now Open In Wicker Park — A First In The City” (Tribune, Block Club)
• “Michael Peregrine: Jens Jensen made Chicago’s parks beautiful, even in winter” (Tribune)
• Chris Sweet gives a talk about his book “A History of Bicycling in Illinois” this evening, Thursday 11/12, 6-7 PM at Chicago’s Washington Library, 400 S. State St.
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