Today’s Headlines

8:50 AM CDT on November 1, 2013

Ventra Tripling the Number of Call Center Reps to 300 Starting Today (RedEye)
Transit Union Calls for Suspending Ventra Until Bugs Are Fixed (Tribune, Sun-Times)
Ventra-Compatible Cards Issued to Some Metra Monthly Pass Holders (Tribune)
Judge Allows Prosecutor to View Medical Records in Fatal Plainfield DUI Case (Southtown)
Truman College's Ill-Advised Free Student Parking Policy (Transitized)
Northwestern Prof Savages Dowell's Proposal to License Bicyclists (Crain's)
A Dysfunctional Ventra Card Is a Scary Halloween Costume (Tattler)

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