Today’s Headlines
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9:21 AM CDT on October 24, 2013
- Otherwise Bike-Friendly Alderman Pat Dowell Calls for Licensing Cyclists (Sun-Times, CBS)
- Licensing Bikes Is a Bad Idea (Active Trans, NBC, Transitized)
- Driver Kills Seven-Year-Old Boy on His Way to School In Chicago Heights (Tribune)
- Motorist Who Fatally Struck Senior in Glenview Was Not Cited (Tribune)
- At Sentencing Hearing For Drunk Driver, Officer Recalls the Fatal Crash (Tribune)
- Pennsylvania Trucker Cited in Bartlett Metra Crash (CBS)
- CTA Slow Zones Are Down to 10.8 Percent of the System (RedEye)
- Pace Announces Mail-in Program to Transfer Unused Balances to Ventra (Tribune)
- Green Dot Stickers Added to Ventra Card Readers Show You Where to Tap (RedEye)
- Mundelein Police Chief Concerned About Halloween Pedestrian Safety (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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