Today’s Headlines
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9:03 AM CDT on May 20, 2013
- How’s the Red Shutdown Working Out? (Tribune, Sun-Times, RedEye, NBC, DNA)
- Wells Bridge Problems Caused Delays on Brown Line Yesterday (Tribune)
- 19th Ward Ald. O’Shea, Who Didn’t Want Bike Lanes, Now Wants Bike-Share (Patch)
- Some Metra Cops Make More in Overtime Than Regular Pay (Sun-Times)
- 1 Dead, 4 Badly Injured in Washington Heights Collision (Tribune)
- 4 Injured in Crash on Kennedy at Armitage (Tribune)
- SRAM Has Replaced Schwinn as Chicago’s Leading Bike Company (Tribune)
- An Intro to Chicago Bike Culture (WBEZ)
- Wake Up! Waltz Rooftop Dancers Brighten Morning Commutes (DNA)
- Bike Routes to Brewpubs (Reader)
- Kudos to Supermarkets for Forcing People to Own Cars (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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