Today’s Headlines
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9:28 AM CDT on June 21, 2013
- CTA Launches $1 Million Study of Forest Park Branch Overhaul (Tribune)
- Pension Plan for CTA Employees Sues Agency Over Prescription Drug Savings (Crain’s)
- Metra Commuters Frustrated by BNSF Line Delays (Sun-Times)
- How IDOT’s Obstructionism Is Hurting Chicago Cyclists (Freeman)
- Teen Who Killed 4-Year-Old in DUI Gets $1,989 fine, Probation (Tribune)
- Man Falls From Motorcycle, Fatally Struck by Car in Lakeview (Tribune)
- Cyclist Struck in Oswego by Driver Distracted by Her Child Wins $20K (Keating)
- bike buddies Encourage Newbies to Ride (DNA)
- Alderman Cardenas Leads 10th Annual Bike the Boulevards Ride (12th Ward)
- Tracking the Bike Conversion of CDOT’s Leah Treat Through Tweets (Green Lane)
- There Are a Lot of Transportation Tunnels Under the Loop (WBEZ)
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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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