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8:28 AM CST on December 6, 2013

    • Durbin Pushes Metra to Install Safety System Sooner Rather Than Later (Tribune)
    • IL-53 Expansion Even More Costly Than Anticipated (Sun-Times, Transitized)
    • Zoning Committee Supports Plan to Narrow Sheffield for Wrigley Expansion (Tribune)
    • The Story of the Last Blue Line Expansion Involves Murder and the Mob (Sun-Times)
    • Motorist Dies After Striking Tree in Skokie (Tribune)
    • Driver Who Flipped SUV in South Shore Charged With Aggravated DUI (Tribune)
    • Gazette Makes Several Inaccurate Statements About BRT in a 5-Line Blurb
    • Buy Nice Wool Long Johns at a Discount, Support Active Trans
    • Street Musician Performs "The Blue Line Blues" (DNA)

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