Today’s Headlines
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9:01 AM CDT on April 12, 2013
- The New Complete Streets Chicago Design Guide Puts Pedestrians First (Atlantic Cities)
- Decorative Lights Unveiled on Congress, Marking Completion of Rehab (Tribune, DNA)
- Motorists Think Fullerton/Elston Redesign Will Make it Easier to Drive (DNA)
- Cubs Want a Pedestrian Bridge Across Clark From New Hotel to Wrigley (CBS)
- Man Dies After Being Dragged 1,115 Feet by Hit-and-Run Driver in Goose Island (Tribune)
- Felony DUI Charges for Man in Fatal Rollover Crash in Crete (Tribune)
- Four Injured By Speeding Employee at Matteson Auto Auction House (ABC)
- 63rd Street Closed Between King and Indiana After Truck Gets Stuck in Viaduct (Tribune)
- Evanston Residents Brainstorm Improvements to Purple Main Station (Northwestern)
- Chicago Velo Campus Part of New Urban Velodrome Trend (Grist)
- Turin Bike Shop Holds Grand Opening in Ravenswood (Tribune)
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