Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM CST on February 12, 2013
- Campaign Launched to Persuade IDOT to Allow Protected Lanes on Chicago Streets (Active Trans)
- Brown/Purple Line Service Will Be Disrupted for Wells Street Bridge Rehab (Tribune, Red Eye, Sun-Times)
- Emanuel Taps Former IDOT Manager to Replace Alderman Sandi Jackson (Tribune, Sun-Times)
- Woman Falls From SUV onto Bishop Ford; Driver Crashes After Eluding Cops (Tribune, Sun-Times)
- Woman Dies in Avondale After Crashing Van Into Pole (Tribune)
- Half of Fatal Crashes in SW Suburban Police District Alcohol-Related (Southtown)
- North Side Republican Wants to Put the Brakes on Speed Camera Program (Expired Meter)
- An Argument Against Curbside Parking Lanes as “Linear Parking Lots” (BWLP)
- A Proposed US Rail Network Map (Transitized)
- Amsterdam’s Bike-Friendliness Is Not Overrated (LGRAB)
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