Today’s Headlines
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9:10 AM CDT on September 27, 2013
- 500K People Have Registered Ventra Cards (RedEye)
- Number of People Biking to Work Jumped 13.7 Percent from 2011 to 2012 (DNA)
- 2 Die in Overnight Motorcycle Crashes (Tribune)
- Driver Charge in Addison Rollover That Killed 4, Injured 4 (Tribune)
- Teen Driver Who Killed Man on His Birthday Charged With Reckless Homicide (Tribune)
- Speed Cameras Will Be Installed By Warren Park (DNA)
- New Trail Projects Coming to DuPage County (Active Trans)
- Condition of the Grand Bridge Is Less-Than-Grand (Tribune)
- Des Plaines Oasis Will Be Torn Down to Widen Tollway (Sun-Times)
- Alta Shuts Down DivvyBrags App, Citing Security Concerns (DNA)
- Calling All Bicycle Bashōs: Active Trans Haiku Contest
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