Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM CST on February 27, 2013
- Metra to Give Away 14,000 Free Tickets (Tribune)
- Community Leaders Concerned About Red Line Closure Bring Crime to Green Line (Sun-Times)
- Man Who Crashes Car Drunk at 142 MPH in Naperville Gets No Jail Time (Tribune)
- South Chicago Crash Kills One, Injures Two (Tribune)
- Stuck Snowplow Blocks Trains on Metra’s Union Pacific-West Line (Tribune)
- Oak Park Applies for $250K in CMAQ Grants for Bike Projects (OakPark.com)
- State Senator Proposes Using Denver Boots on Cars Belonging to Debt Scofflaws (Sun-Times)
- Walter Jacobson Unclear on the BRT Concept (CBS)
- Alderman Rey Colon Loves and Hates Chicago’s “Dibs” Parking Spot Tradition (DNA)
- Bike 20 Miles Through Slush in a Designer Dress and Four-Inch Heels? No Problem (LGRAB)
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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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