Today’s Headlines
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9:01 AM CST on December 2, 2013
- CTA Survey Asks Why Customers Haven’t Switched to Ventra Yet (RedEye)
- Speed Cams Activated by Humboldt, Douglas, Major Taylor Parks (Sun-Times, ABC)
- Chicago Infrastructure Trust Moving Slowly (Governing)
- 1 Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on I-55, Other Driver Pulled From Burning Car (Tribune)
- Female Driver dies After Striking Fire Hydrant in Gresham (Tribune)
- Woman Dies After Driving Through Red Light in Lincoln Park (Tribune, Sun-Times)
- Drunk Driver Follows Another Motorist Home, Tries to Run Him Over (Tribune)
- 239 Cars Towed on First Day of Overnight Winter Parking Ban (Tribune)
- Why the “Artificially Low Speed Limit” Argument Makes No Sense (Transitized)
- Memorial Planned for 1946 Naperville Train Tragedy (Tribune)
- BMX Riders Want to Make Sure Grant Park Skate Park is Open to Bikes (DNA)
- The CTA Holiday Train Rides Again (Tribune, 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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