Today’s Headlines
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9:18 AM CDT on October 25, 2013
- Bobby Cann’s Family Gathers in Chicago for Today’s Street-Naming Ceremony (DNA)
- Driver Engulfed in Flames After Crashing Into a Gas Meter in Hainesville (Tribune)
- The Trib Applauds Dowell’s Bike Tax Proposal While the Sun-Times Pans It
- John Gives His “Fair and Balanced” Take on Bike Licensing to Fox News Chicago
- A Love Letter to Divvy From a Tribune Writer With the Zeal of a Convert
- Details on Divvy’s Cold-Weather Plan (DNA)
- Beale Bashes Proposal to Raise Fines for Parking Infractions (DNA)
- $2 Billion Gap in I-53 Extension Funding (Transitized)
- Illinois Tollway Will Spend a Record $1.4 Billion on Construction Next Year (Tribune)
- Frustrated by Chicago Bureaucracy, Pedal Pub Ponders a Move to Evanston (DNA)
- Checking Out Street Conditions at North and Sedgewick (BWLP)
- Green Machine Pushes Utility Cycling, Hosts Cargo Bike Roll Call Sunday (DNA)
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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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