Today’s Headlines
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9:04 AM CDT on September 13, 2013
- New Metra Board Members Need to Roll Up Their Sleeves, Holdouts Need to Leave (Tribune)
- Free Sunday Parking Means Active Trans Won’t Have to Pay CPM for Open Streets (DNA)
- CTA Hikes Fares on Shuttle From Metra Stations to Bears Games (DNA)
- Edgewater Residents Hope Speed Cameras Will Calm Traffic on Ridge (DNA)
- Construction Worker Killed by Paving Machine in Englewood (Sun-Times)
- Video Shows How Illegally Turning Truck Struck Cyclist at Milwaukeee/Ogden (Kevenides)
- Bobby Cann’s Mother Pleased to Hear He Will Get Honorary Street Sign (DNA)
- Proposal to Rename Stony Island for Bishop Brazier Get Lukewarm Reception (DNA)
- Tracing the History of Chicago’s Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (DNA)
- Rails-to-Tails: Stowaway Kittens Survive 5-Day Train Trip From Chicago (Tribune)
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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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