Today’s Headlines
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9:15 AM CDT on October 30, 2013
- CTA Pays $245K to Additional Vendor to Make Ventra Courtesy Calls (CBS)
- City Divulges More Details of Cold-Weather Divvy Plan (Sun-Times, Tribune)
- Veteran Courier Mike Morell Provides Tips for winter Divvy Riding (Sun-Times)
- Starting November 12, Undocumented Illinoisans Can Apply for Drivers Licenses (Sun-Times)
- Family of Woman Killed in Garbage Truck Crash Suing Village of Skokie (Tribune)
- Elgin-O’Hare Expressway Renamed, Gets Additional Funding (Tribune)
- A One-Pager on the Benefits of Protected Bike Lanes (Transitized)
- Yellow Cabs Got Their Start in Chicago (DNA)
- Fake Ventra Twitter Account Makes Light of Fare Card Woes (Tattler)
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