Today’s Headlines
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9:03 AM CST on March 8, 2013
- CTA Service Over Wells Bridge to Temporarily Resume Next Week (Tattler)
- Metra Train Kills Pedestrian in Westmont (Hinsdale Patch)
- Family Sues Driver for Wrongful Death After Fatal Elgin-O’Hare Crash (Tribune)
- Cab Strikes Man and Woman in the Loop (DNA)
- Some Metra Board Members Are Against Selling Naming Rights For Stations (Tribune)
- Cabbie Racks Up $14,000 in Parking Tickets (Sun-Times)
- Will CDOT Do a Good Job Plowing Protected Bike Lanes? (Keating)
- Until the Law Changes, Cyclists Should Use “Extreme Caution” When Passing on the Right (Freeman)
- Cargo Bike Demo at Saturday’s Chicago Bike Swap (Ding Ding)
- Behold the Lakefront Trail’s Snowy Beauty (LGRAB)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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