• An estimated 67K people attended Sundays on State, credited with a $12M economic boost (Loop North)
• Motorcyclist cited after fatally striking man, 74, in Humboldt Park (Sun-Times)
• Woman, 75, fatally struck by Brown Line at Kedzie, where tracks cross street at grade level (CBS)
• 4 injured after 3-car crash in West Ridge that shattered CTA bus stop (CBS)
• SUV driver injured after crashing into currency exchange in West Englewood (CBS)
• Red Line trains delayed after early morning power outage (CBS)
• Pace Suburban Bus commits to a zero emissions fleet by 2040 (ATA)
• Columnist: Since Metra ridership is down 24%, it’s a bad time to give Derwinski a 7% raise (Tribune)
• CVS denied COVID test to MPC staffer Jeremy Glover because he was on bike, not in a car (Block Club)
• How to ride Amtrak from Chicago to go leaf-peeping (Sierra Club)

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• ATA: Pandemic discounts on CTA passes should be made permanent
• ATA, CNT, MPC, High Speed Rail and dozens of other orgs call for zero-emissions Metra
• Female pedestrian killed after two drivers crash at Chicago/Kedzie in Humboldt Park (CBS)
• Allegedly intoxicated, distracted driver seriously injured after head-on collision with school bus (NBC)
• Driver charged in 2016 hit-and-run killing of cyclist Francisco Cruz, 58, in West Garfield (Sun-Times)
• Mexican Independence Day celebrated by hundreds of people with flags on cars (and bikes) (CBS)
• CTA board expands contracting opportunities for local small businesses (Mass Transit)
• Metra launches weekend “Rails, Trails and Ales” runs on the Heritage Corridor (Trains.com)
• Plan Commission approves tower next to Morgan stop with 282, 28 affordable, 89 spots (Block Club)
• Here are some community bike rides going on in the ‘burbs this weekend (Herald)
• How to get to Sunday’s Bears home opener by transit (NBC)
• By request: Here’s John’s Mellow Bike Route from Lincoln Square to Riot Fest in Douglass Park

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• Metra board approves CEO salary bump, going from $305,000 to $314,200 (Tribune)
• Uptown school getting new playground and nature walk (Block Club)
• Country’s largest aircraft mechanic school opens in McKinley Park (REjournals)
• Driver hits officer directing traffic in the South Loop (CBS 2)
• Chicago photographer Andrew Michaels unveils project that salutes CTA workers (Fox 32)
• Avondale artists and businesses hosting pop-up event in parking lot (Block Club)
• The school bus driver shortage means longer routes and late students (CBS 2)
• A bigger look at the supply chain issues affecting distribution channels (Bloomberg)

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• Chicago’s 6 mph speed camera ticket threshold survives legislative challenge from Ald. Beale (Tribune)
• Driver killed Jason Hardt, 48, on bike on Independence, where protected lanes were removed (Sun-Times)
• One person was apprehended and two others remained at large late Tuesday after a crash at Foster/Pulaski (CBS)
• FBI is investigating 8/15 anti-Asian attack at Argyle Red Line station (ABC)
• Park Station TOD next to Garfield Green stop with 56 apartments, 41 affordable, passes City Council (Block Club)
• Six Corners Sears redevelopment gets full City Council approval (Block Club)
• ATA hosts virtual open house on proposal to connect Lake Calumet area with a new trail on 9/22

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