Today’s Headlines
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9:13 AM CDT on May 9, 2013
- Alderman Reilly Speaks Out Against Free Parking on Sundays (Tribune, Sun-Times)
- CTA Will No Longer Accept Political Ads (Tribune, Sun-Times)
- Group Calls for Hiring Locals as Security During Red Line Shutdown (DNA)
- Work to Fix Purple Line Slow Zones Starts Thursday (RedEye)
- Red Line rehab Could Boost Business for Livery Cabs (DNA)
- Proposal Calls for Extending Lakefront Trail North to Thorndale (DNA)
- Woman Driving to Work Killed in Crash With Police Chasing Suspect (Tribune)
- Man Dies in Pullman Motorcycle Crash (Tribune)
- Crest Hill Man Killed in Crash on I-80 in Tinley Park (Tribune)
- Man Who Struck Police Car in Old Town Gets DUI (RedEye)
- Video of Loop Track Renewal and Wells Bridge Work (Tattler)
- Ordinance Hiking Fees for Bike Infractions Will be Great for Drivers (LSD)
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