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9:14 AM CDT on May 23, 2013
- Records Show Daley Staff Knew About Meter Contract Problems Years Ago (Sun-Times)
- IDOT, AAA Oppose Raising Interstate Speed Limit to 70 for Safety Reasons (Tribune)
- Man Killed in Palatine Motorcycle-Car Crash (Tribune)
- 1 dead in Skyway Crash at 84th Street (Tribune)
- Man Dies After May 4 Lemont Crash (Tribune)
- Second Person Dies From Sunday Morning Collision in Washington Heights (DNA)
- 5 Injured in Car-Bus Crashes in Marquette Park, Irving Park (Tribune, CBS)
- Driver’s Reclined Seat Position May Have Caused Albany Park Bike Crash (Kevenides)
- How to Deal With a Hit-and-Run (Kevenides)
- Bike Buddies Service Helps Make Newbies More Comfortable on City Streets (Active Trans)
- Could Prague’s “Love Subway Cars,” Designated for Singles, Work in Chicago? (Tattler)
- Avoiding Eye Contact is a Great Way to Get Peds to Yield Right-of-Way (LSD)
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