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9:20 AM CDT on May 19, 2014

New Metra UP-North Station at Peterson Delayed One Year (Sun-Times)
Better to Have No Bike Lock Than a Cable Lock in Chicago? (The Wire)
14-Year-Old Girl Killed By Driver on Route 53 in Joliet (CBS)
Truck Driver Crashes Into CTA Bus at Cottage Grove & 79th, Injures 10 Aboard (RedEye)
Get Ready For Many CTA Construction Projects This Summer (RedEye)
Tribune Editorial on Illiana: "Don't Build This Road" (Tribune)
"Blue Line Hero" Eddie Palacios Earns Medal of Valor (DNAinfo)
Red Light Scofflaw Solicits Donations to Pay His Tickets Via YouTube (Expired Meter)
Join Ding Ding Let's Ride for a Women's Bike Brunch Picnic (DDLR)

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