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9:22 AM CDT on April 11, 2013

    • Active Trans Pushes for Protected Lanes on Milwaukee in Wicker Park (Active Trans)
    • City Council Approves Higher Taxes for Premium Parking (DNA)
    • Fullerton / Elston Rehab, Including Protected Lanes, Starts Next Year (Tribune, DNA)
    • Loyola Releases Renderings of Proposed Pedestrian Mall on Kenmore (DNA)
    • City Offers to Drop $105K in Parking Fees for a Single Car to $2.5K (RedEye, DNA)
    • Due to Slow Zones, the Purple Line Express is Not Particularly Speedy (RedEye)
    • Charges Upgraded in Lake Shore Drive DUI After Victim Dies (Sun Times, Tribune)
    • Car Burns After Colliding With School Bus in McHenry County (Tribune, Sun-Times)
    • One Person Dead in Single-Vehicle Kane County Crash (Sun-Times, Tribune)
    • Man Dragged 1,000 Feet in Goose Island Hit-and-Run (DNA, RedEye)
    • Kickstarter Campaign Seeks to Brighten Up Logan's Fullerton Streetscape (DNA)
    • What You Need to Know About the "Weird" Ventra System (Chicago)

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