Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 25

• Amtrak Is Seeking a Master Developer for Union Station (Crain's)
• Bridgeporters Fear I-55 Noise Walls Will Spoil Views of Skyline, Sox Fireworks (DNA)
• Hated Meter Concessionaire Raked in $156M in Parking Cash Last Year (Sun-Times)
• Fines Doubled for Drivers Who Try to Cross Metra Tracks When Gates Are Down
• Kids Ride Free on Metra Summer Long (Time Out)
• Public Meeting Wednesday on Plan for Bikeways That Will Take You to Bucktown (DNA)
• Want to Provide Input to Improve Lake County Trails? There's an App for That (Tribune)
• Local Bike Shop Staffer Offer Tips on Shopping for a Cycle (Tribune)
• Now Arriving: RedEye's Transit Diaries Podcast
• Moss Design Proposes Building a Kayak Park on the River -- See Designs at CAF Exhibit

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Streetsblog Chicago is currently in the thick of raising funds for our next year of publication. Once again, The Chicago Community Trust, a charitable foundation that was one of the early funders of SBC, has very generously offered us a challenge grant. If Streetsblog reaches $50K in donations and sponsorships by the end of May, the Trust will provide the last $25K needed to keep the site running into 2017 and beyond.

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