Today’s Headlines
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9:08 AM CDT on May 6, 2013
- CTA Trains Running on Wells Street Bridge Again (Tribune, Sun-Times, DNA)
- Redevelopment of Old Post Office Would Include Robotic Parking Garage (Tribune)
- CTA Replacing Contracted Security Guards With Customers Assistants (Sun-Times)
- Blue Line Trains Delayed After Man Electrocuted at Clark and Lake (Tribune)
- 2 Injured When Motorcycle Crashes Into Police Car in Marquette Park (Tribune)
- Woman Driving Drunk Was Celebrating Return of License After Previous DUI (Tribune)
- When Biking, the Most Direct Route Is Not Necessarily the Best One (BWLP)
- How to Get Started Biking in the City (DePaulia)
- Pedaling to the Joffrey Ballet (LGRAB)
- Spring Cleaning for Your Old Bike (Chicargobike)
- 2 Great Rides for Women Are Taking Place This Sunday (Ding Ding)
- Painting Cyclists As Scofflaws Is a Great Strategy for Pro-Car Journalists (LSD)
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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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