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9:21 AM CDT on October 15, 2013

CTA Reaches 15 Million Ventra Card "Taps" (CBJ)
Red Line Rehab Has Gone Smoothly, Ventra Launch, Not So Much (RedEye)
An Update on the Status of CTA Cards Linked to Federal Transit Benefits (Tattler)
Chicago Amtrak Ridership Is on the Rise (Sun-Times)
3 Killed, 5 Injured in Head-On Crash in Aurora (Tribune)
Several Injured After Driver of Stolen SUV Strikes Another Vehicle (Tribune)
Elgin Police Looking for Driver of Burgundy Pickup Who Seriously Injured Pedestrian (CBS)
Signal and Crosswalk, Elected in Participatory Budgeting, Will Be Federally Funded (DNA)
Court Upholds $1.9 Million Verdict for Cyclist Injured on Cortland by Roadwork (Kevenides)
Emanuel Leads a Tour of the Bloomingdale, Logan Square on Divvy Bikes (Sun-Times)

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