Today’s Headlines
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8:40 AM CDT on June 19, 2013
- CDOT’s Leah Treat Picked For Portland, OR, Transportation Chief (Bike Portland)
- Bloomingdale Plans Include Events Center and Skate Park (DNA)
- CTA Blames Revenue Drop on Higher 7-Day Pass Prices (Whale)
- CTA Unveils Art Destined for 7 Red Line Stations (Tribune)
- Police Issue Vehicle Description for Driver Who Killed Carissa Hinz (Tribune)
- Sauk Village Couple Wakes Up to Car in Bedroom (Sun-Times)
- Report: 9 Percent of Illinois Bridges Are Structurally Deficient (Sun-Times)
- Bike Cops Apprehend Man Who Knocked Over Woman on Crutches (CBS)
- Alderman Foulkes Leading Englewood Bike Tour This Saturday (RedEye)
- Hooray! Push-to-Walk Button Removed at Leland/Ashland (Transitized)
- Blogger: Vote No on Pro-Transit, Pro-Bike Foxx As Protest Against Cars (LTMB)
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