Today’s Headlines
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9:14 AM CDT on April 26, 2013
- 2nd 9-Day Wells Closure Starts Tonight, Causing ‘L’ Reroutes (Tribune, DNA)
- Chicago’s BRT Plan Gets Rolling (Human Transit)
- CTA Riders Encouraged to Take Metra During Red Line Rehab (Tribune)
- For 2nd Time in 2 Days, Man Shot, Crashes Into House in West Pullman (Tribune)
- Man Run Over, Killed, Following Argument in Princeton Park (Tribune, DNA)
- SUV Driver Charged With DUI After Fatal DuPage Rollover (Tribune, Sun-Times)
- 3 Children, 4 Adults Injured in Goose Island Crash (Tribune)
- Capentersville Man Gets 8 Years Prison for 9th DUI (Tribune)
- Drivers Fake Bankruptcy to Avoid Chicago Pound Fees (Sun-Times)
- Joravsky Urges Critical Mass Riders to Protest School Closings (Reader)
- How to Take CTA to the Chicago Comics Convention (RedEye)
- A Treatise on Cycling and “The Gender Candy Store” (Tiny Fix)
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