Today’s Headlines

9:13 AM CDT on May 17, 2013

Red Line Rehab Starts Sunday (Sun-Times, DNA)
Parklet With Free-Form Seating Units Coming to Uncle Dan's on Southport (Patch)
Amtrak Chief Rallies Midwest High Speed Rail Association (Crain's)
Maywood Man Killed in Crash Near Home (Tribune)
4 Injured After Car Is Wrapped Around Pole in Avondale (Tribune)
Police to Target DUIs in Logan/Humboldt and Morgan Park This Weekend (DNA)
Participatory Budgeting Ain't Perfect But It Is Democratic (Transitized)
Fun Facts About the Upcoming "Red-Ache" (RedEye)
Bike Security: Lock It or Lose It (Ding Ding)
Getting Scolded by an SUV Driver While Biking With My Kid (Chicargobike)
Why Not Hold "Sidewalk Driver Appreciation Day"? (LSD)

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