Today’s Headlines
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9:04 AM CST on December 3, 2013
- CTA Fixes Gitch That Allowed Free Entry With Federal IDs (Tribune)
- Program That Hired Ex-Offenders for CTA Cleaning Jobs Is Ending (Tribune)
- Drunk Driver Strikes Uniformed Police Officer in Englewood Crosswalk (Tribune)
- Metra Train and Car Crash in South Shore; No Reported Injuries (DNA)
- Police Crack Down on Shoppers Illegally Parking in Disabled Spots (NBC)
- South Kedzie Bridge Reopens (DNA)
- New Overpass Opens On Busse Woods Trail (Active Trans)
- How the CTA’s “Next Train” Displays Could Be Improved (Transitized)
- Leland Greenway Project Is Getting Into Gear (DNA)
- Is Lorde’s Pop Song “Royals” Pro- or Anti-Public Transportation? (Newcity)
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