Today’s Headlines
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9:06 AM CDT on July 3, 2013
- Emanuel: Red Line Rehab Is “On Time and On Budget” (RedEye, Tattler)
- Kimball Brown Line Station to Close for Ten Days Starting July 12 (DNA)
- Metra Chairman to Explain CEO Clifford’s Golden Parachute to Board (Sun-Times)
- Plainfield Adds Pedestrian Upgrades to DuPage River Bridge (Tribune)
- Man Killed in Crash While Fleeing Police in North Austin (Tribune)
- Ten Hurt in Dan Ryan Crash at 69th Street (Tribune)
- Gas Prices Drop, Just in Time for One of the Year’s Deadliest Holidays (DNA)
- Metra Train “Bumps” Man in South Shore, Causing Minor Injuries (DNA)
- Volunteers Needed for Downtown Bike Counts (Active Trans)
- Divvy Bike-Share Expands a Reporter’s Lunch Options (Time Out)
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