Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 8

• South Side Groups Call for Rapid Transit Service on Metra Electric Line (Maroon)
• Man Killed by Driver Who Fled in Auburn Gresham Was 33rd Ped Fatality of 2015 (DNA)
• DUI Crackdown in Grand Crossing This Weekend (DNA)
• Naperville Holiday DUI Stings Led to 3 Arrests, 21 Tickets (Tribune)
• Active Trans: DuPage Obesity Rates Show Need for Safe Routes to School Funding
• City Is Launching a Universal Taxi-Hailing App Next Month (Chicagoist)
• The Red Line's Black/White Divide Is a Microcosm of Chicago's Segregation (DNA)
• 2.4-Mile Multi-Use Path Planned for Rand Road in Des Plaines (Herald)
• Detours for All Road Users Next Week for Wilson Station Construction (DNA)
• Wacker Drive Igloo Builder Continues Crusade Against Snowy Sidewalks (DNA)
• "Walking Chicago" Group Strolls the Length of a Street Once a Month (DNA)
• Women Bike Chicago Is Hosting a Launch Party Next Thursday at BFF Bikes

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