Today’s Headlines
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9:20 AM CDT on May 3, 2013
- Preckwinkle Announces $35 Million in Suburban Roadwork (Tribune)
- CDOT Wrapping Up Wells Street Bridge Work (Tattler)
- CTA Seeking General Contractor for $203 Million Wilson Station Rehab (DNA)
- Ruling Will Keep Diesel Fumes From Old Post Office Out of Union Station (Tribune)
- Metra to Look Into Combining Wi-Fi Cards With Monthly Rail Passes (Sun-Times)
- Wider Sidewalks, People Spots, Streetcar Proposed for Revitalizing Clark (DNA)
- No Plans to Extend Milwaukee Protected Lanes Into Wicker Park (Patch)
- Chicago Has Highest Gas Prices in the Nation (DNA)
- Norquist To Speak With Hyde Parkers Who Oppose High-Rise Near Metra Stop (DNA)
- Bicyclist Killed in Crash in Lake County, No Charges Filed (Tribune)
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