Today’s Headlines
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9:19 AM CST on December 13, 2013
- More Coverage of the North Side BRT Hearing (DNA)
- Study: Illinois Cops Ignore Most Speeding Violations (Tribune)
- Driver Killed in West Englewood Crash (Tribune)
- CPD Will Be Doing Extra DUI Enforcement on LSD Saturday Night (RedEye)
- $16 Million Quincy Rehab Will Be Bankrolled Entirely With TIF Dollars (DNA)
- Keys to CTA Train Doors Have Been Stolen (CBS)
- Active Trans Needs a Web Developer for Bike Commuter Challenge Site
- Divvy Stripes Bike Lanes With Candy Cane-Colored Cycle (Tribune, DNA)
- A Look Inside Divvy’s West Town Warehouse, Including Cool Photos (Tribune)
- Dreaming of a Blue Christmas: Holiday Train Visitis the Blue Line (DNA)
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