Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM CDT on August 16, 2013
- Quinn Names a Panel to Reform Regional Transit, Which Is a Tall Order (Crain’s, ABC)
- Governor Wants to Eliminate Salaries for Transit Board Members (Sun-Times)
- Red Line Rehab Is Chugging Along (CBS)
- Woman Gardening Killed When Boy Gets in Driver’s Seat, Accidentally Hits Gas (NBC)
- Businesses Say They’re Opening on Ashland to Take Advantage of BRT (Patch)
- August 20 Workshop Will Brainstorm Ways to Make Clark More People-Friendly (DNA)
- Blackhawks Parade Was CTA’s Second-Highest Ridership Day (RedEye)
- Ventra Info Session in Boystown Wednesday (DNA)
- Ventra Twitter Feed Gets “Hashjacked” (DNA)
- Active Trans PSA Uses Emoticons to Highlight Danger of Distracted Driving (Active Trans)
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