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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 27

9:38 AM CDT on October 27, 2016

    • How Often Does the CTA Clean Its Buses and Rail Cars? (DNA)
    • Pace Launches Park-and-Ride Service From Toyota Park to Downtown Chicago (DVN)
    • State Lawmakers Ask EPA to Keep an Emissions Testing Site Open in Chicago (DNA)
    • Loyola Students React to Metra's Plans for a Fare Hike (Phoenix)
    • Garbage Truck Crash Takes Out Pole, Shutting Down Power in Little Village (Sun-Times)
    • Men Charged With Stealing Cars From Wrightwood Metra Station on SW Side (Sun-Times)
    • Extra CTA Weekend Service Planned for World Series (NBC)
    • 1,000 Police Officers Will Control Wrigley Pedestrian Traffic During Series Games (WGN)
    • Images of the New Riverwalk Sections on Social Media (Curbed)
    • What's the Best West Side Bike Route While Lake Street Is Being Repaved? (Chainlink)
    • WBEZ Talks With Nico Deportago-Cabrera, The Nation's Top-Ranked *Male* Courier
    • Sign Active Trans' Vision Zero Petition to Ask City to Do More to Combat Speeding

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John Greenfield

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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