Today’s Headlines
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9:17 AM CDT on May 10, 2013
- 24 Aldermen Back Rahm on Meter Deal, 2 Short of Needed Majority (Sun-Times)
- Emanuel’s Spokeswoman Claims Meter Changes Will Not Compensate CPM for Losses (Tribune)
- CTA Provides Details about 95th Station Rebuild (Sun-Times)
- Red Line Derailment Near Armitage Causes Delays (Tribune)
- Driver Found Guilty in Fatal DUI; State’s Attorney: “This Was Not a Highway in Iowa” (Sun-Times)
- Man Charged With Murder Because Police Who Chased Him Fatally Struck Woman (Tribune)
- City to Raise Fines on Biking Infractions (Chicagoist, Patch)
- Konkol Sort of Sympathetic About Higher Bike Fines, Kass Twists the Knife
- Kass Takes Bike Trolling Too Far by Blaming Dooring Victims (Chicago)
- Tribune Provides Schizo Coverage of Bike Safety Ordinance (Active Trans)
- How to Get to Sox Games During the Red Line Rehab (RedEye)
- Developers Are Catering to Cyclists With Bike-Friendly Buildings (Tribune)
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