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9:03 AM CDT on August 5, 2013

    • College Students Get Their Ventra Cards This Week (Sun-Times, NBC)
    • CTA Rolls Out White-Painted Ventra Outreach Buses (DNA)
    • Rough Week for Metra, Now Missing 4 Board Members (Tribune, Active Trans, Chicagoist)
    • Top Orland Park Cop Refused O'Halloran's Offer To Overhaul Metra Police (Sun-Times)
    • Homeless Man found Dead in Ravenswood From Possible Hit-and-Run (DNA)
    • Pedestrian Struck by Pickup Truck Driver Last Week in Dearborn Homes Dies (Tribune)
    • False Alarm About Person on Tracks Delays Blue Line at Jackson (RedEye)
    • Tone-Deaf Gazette Editorial Lumps Together BRT With Circle Exchange as Abuses of Power
    • Surprise, Surprise: Divvy Stations Are Attracting Customers to Businesses (DNA)
    • Washed-Out Fox River Trail Bridge Scheduled for Reconstruction (Sun-Times)

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In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes about transportation and other topics for additional local publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and 'L' train.

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