Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 25
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8:59 AM CDT on August 25, 2016
- Active Trans‘ Clear the Way Campaign Encourages Reporting Sidewalk & Bikeway Obstructions
- There Will Be a Parade Tonight at 5 PM on Argyle to Mark Opening of Shared Street (DNA)
- Driver Fatally Struck Boeing VP Pamela French, 55, While She Biked in Hinsdale (Tribune)
- Prosecutors: Teen Intentionally Ran Over Father 3 Times With Car, Killing Him (DNA)
- Search for Car Theft Suspect Shuts Down Yellow Line (ABC)
- Police Wrongly Ticketed Injured Cyclist But Jury Decided in His Favor (Kevenides)
- Metra Adding Free Wi-Fi to 50 More Cars (Tribune)
- Parking Lot Near Western Brown Line Stop to Be Replaced by TOD (Curbed)
- New Law Would Make It Easier to Remove Problematic Pokemon Go Stops (DNA)
- Ghost Bike Installation Planned for Fallen Cyclist Lisa Kuivinen 9/3 3PM at the Crash Site
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In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.
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