Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM CST on February 20, 2013
- CTA to Shut Down South Red Line May 19 to October 19 for Track Rehab (Tattler)
- More CTA Stations Getting Next Train Screens (Transitized)
- For the Second Time This Week, Man Tries to Run Over Cop and Gets Shot (Tribune)
- Bensenville Getting $67 Million Railroad Bridge to Ease Delays for Cars (Tribune)
- New Fare Hike for Chicago Water Taxis (DNA)
- Sick Rider on the Green Line Caused Delays Tuesday Morning (DNA)
- NRA Lobbyist Claims Allowing Concealed Weapons on CTA Is a Social Justice Issue (Sun-Times)
- Tourism Think Tank Suggests Adding Saloon Cars on the O’Hare Line (Sun-Times)
- Pedaling to the Picasso Exhibit (LGRAB)
- Video: Taking a Spin Through the Loop on a Rainy Day (Ding Ding)
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