Today’s Headlines
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9:16 AM CDT on August 28, 2013
- Politicians Get Their Shoes Dirty at Long-Awaited Bloomingdale Trail Groundbreaking (DNA)
- CTA Has Some Bugs to Work Out of the Ventra System (Tribune, CBS)
- Metra Board Picks Operations Chief Don Orseno, a “Railroad Man,” as Interim CEO (Tribune, CBS)
- County Resolution Calls for Ouster of 3 out of 5 Remaining Metra Board Members (Sun-Times)
- Waguespack Questions Whether Safe Passages Program Is Sustainable (DNA)
- Improvements to the Loyola Red Line Stop Include a Lovely New Plaza (Tattler)
- What Would Andersonville Look Like With a Protected Bike Lane? (Transitized)
- Wheeling Names a bike Path After Local Cycling Legend Phyllis Harmon (Active Trans)
- Tollway Scofflaws to Get Names Posted on Website (Tribune)
- A Gold Coast Parking Spot That Costs $115K (DNA)
- Sundae Driver: CTA Bus Operator Filmed Eating Ice Cream at the Wheel (CBS)
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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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