Today’s Headlines

9:25 AM CDT on July 31, 2013

CTA: Cutting Absenteeism Has Saved $10 Million (Sun-Times, Tribune, Daily Journal)
Head of CTA Workers Union Disputes City's Absenteeism Figures (NBC)
Emanuel Decries $14 Million Reduction in State Subsidy for Reduced Fares (Sun-Times)
Another Metra Board Member Resigns in Wake of Scandal (Tribune, NBC)
Family Mourns Boy Killed on Bicycle Near Arlington Heights (Tribune)
Argyle Between Broadway & Sheridan to Become a "Shared Space" Street (DNA, Transitized)
Development at Lathrop Homes Site Would Have 752 Off-Street Parking Spaces (DNA)
Using the Chicagoland Bicycle Map to Find Tranquil Suburban Routes (Tribune)
"Gifts to the Street" Enhance the Pedestrian Experience (BWLP)
BMX Bike Shop Opening in Noble Square (DNA)

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