Today’s Headlines
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9:14 AM CST on November 25, 2013
- CTA Provides a Performance Update on Ventra (Sun-Times, RedEye, NBC)
- Cubic Claims Ventra Will Be Running Smoothly by End of Year (Tribune)
- 47th Ward Doing “Block Audit” Survey As Part of Participatory Budget Process (DNA)
- Motorist Killed in Metra Crash after Driving Around Crossing Gates (Tribune, NBC)
- Driver Finally Charged in 2012 Death of Cicero Pedestrian (Tribune)
- Girl Maces CTA Driver Over Fare Dispute (NBC)
- Urban Flooding Increases Transportation Costs (CNT)
- Transit Union Member Poll Shows 93 Percent Disapproval of Emanuel (NBC)
- How Will It Impact a Bike Crash Claim if the Driver Isn’t Ticketed? (Kevenides)
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