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9:01 AM CST on January 24, 2013

    • Local Transit Agencies Report Few Delays Despite Bitter Cold (Tribune, RedEye)
    • $3.4 Billion Elgin-O'Hare Highway Extension and Widening Project to Start This Spring (Crain's)
    • Police Have Identified Owner of Car That Killed School Worker in Aurora Hit-And-Run (Daily Herald)
    • Loss of Revenue to Parking Concessionaire From Unchanged Meter Rates Estimated at $900K (DNA)
    • Tuesday's O'Hare Line Delays Caused by Cracked Track (ABC)
    • Woman Gives Birth in Car While Caught in Traffic From Fatal Crash in Cicero (Sun-Times, ABC, NBC)
    • New Restaurant to Open at 80th Avenue Metra Station in Tinley Park (Southtown Star)
    • A Dining Guide to Eateries Near 'L' Stations (Time Out)
    • A Conversation With "Straphanger" Author Taras Grescoe (Active Trans)
    • Thanks for the Warm Welcome From EARAB, Expired Meter, and Chiboulevards

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In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes about transportation and other topics for additional local publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and 'L' train.

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