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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 11

9:08 AM CDT on July 11, 2017

    • CTA Rail Union Members Favor Strike in Preliminary Vote (Tribune)
    • New Environmental Law & Policy Center Report Recommends Ways to Revitalize the Pedway (Tribune)
    • I-55 From South West Suburbs to Pontiac Renamed the Barack Obama Presidential Expressway (NPR)
    • Driver Charged With Critically Injuring Male Pedestrian, 48, in McHenry Hit-and-Run (Sun-Times)
    • Video: Man Steals Bike in West Loop by Lifting up Unbolted "Sucker Pole" (ABC)
    • Metra BNSF Trains Delayed After Derailment in Aurora (Sun-Times)
    • Metra Offering Discounted Passes for Lollapalooza (DNA)
    • Congressman Mike Quigley Checks Out Heritage Bikes
    • Vintage CTA Buses Are on Display at Daley Plaza Today (CBS)
    • Gubernatorial Candidate J.B. Pritzker Speaks at ChiHackNight Tonight at 6:30 PM at Merchandise Mart
    • Next Loop Alliance ACTIVATE Alley Party Takes Place 7/26 in Chicago Theater Alley
    • Go Edgewater Is Hosting 9 Free Neighborhood Bike Tours This Summer

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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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