Today’s Headlines
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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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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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