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9:56 AM CDT on August 12, 2014

    • I-55 Bus-on-Shoulder Pilot Touted as a Success, May Expand to Other Roads (Southtown)
    • CTA to Award $42 Million Contract for Brown Line Slow Zone Work Tomorrow (RedEye)
    • Man Dies After Crash on Southwest Suburban Bike Trail (Tribune)
    • 7 Injured in Van-Car Crash on I-57 Near Matteson (RedEye)
    • Baby Ejected, Critically Hurt When Van Strikes Pole in West Garfield Park (RedEye)
    • Metra Shows Why Walker Was Foolish to Kill High-Speed Rail in Wisconsin (Cap Times)
    • Ventra Machines Malfunction After Taking in Too Much Cash (RedEye)
    • Public Meeting This Friday on Proposal for Edgewater-Rogers Park Boardwalk (DNA)
    • Logan Stop's Yellow Figures on Blue Background Mural Is Being Replaced (DNA)

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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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