Today’s Headlines
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9:00 AM CDT on October 17, 2013
- Consultant Recommends Consolidating 4 Transit Agency Boards Into 1 Regional Board (Sun-Times)
- Final CMAP Vote Today on the Illiana Tollway (Tribune)
- Speed Cameras on “Faster Avenue” Seem to Be Doing Their Job (Sun-Times)
- Central Figure in Metra Patronage Scandal Got Tailor-Made State Job (CBS)
- Skokie: Garbage Truck Driver Had Right-of-Way Before Fatal Crash (Tribune)
- Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop in Englewood Hits Pole, Injuring 4 (Tribune)
- Flipped Truck Blocks Lanes of LSD (DNA)
- City Council Approves Honorary Street Sign for Bobby Cann (RedEye)
- Ventra Website Undergoing Maintenance This Week (RedEye)
- Why Adams Street Near Union Station Should Be Pedestrianized (Transitized)
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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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