Today’s Headlines
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9:14 AM CDT on June 7, 2013
- Driver Arrested in Fatal Tinley Park Hit-and-Run (Tribune)
- This is Grand: Blue Line Station’s Ridership Rose 12 Percent Last Year (Tribune)
- Lawyer Proposes Donating Bike Racks “as an Alternative” to Ghost Bikes (Tribune)
- Bike Chicago Fest Is Next Week (DNA)
- Active Trans Is OK With Electric Bikes (Tribune)
- The Maggie Daley Park Construction Detour (LGRAB)
- Chicago Biking by the Numbers (RedEye)
- The Women Who Bike Brunch (Ding Ding)
- Pilsen Artist Makes Toy CTA Trains With Lasers (DNA)
- World Naked Bike Ride Takes Over the Streets This Saturday Night (Tiny Fix)
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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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