Today’s Headlines
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9:00 AM CST on January 7, 2014
- 25 Metra Trains Canceled, CTA Announces Delays (Tribune, DNA)
- Transit Crews Laboring to Keep Systems Running in Brutal Cold (Tribune, NBC, RedEye)
- 6 Metra Riders Suffer Minor Injuries in LaSalle Station Crash (DNA)
- 500 Passengers Stranded on 3 Chicago-Bound Amtrak Trains (Sun-Times)
- Dangerous Conditions Shut Down Sections of Local Highways (Expired Meter)
- Inspector General: CDOT Kept Inaccurate Records on Pothole Repair (Tribune, DNA)
- A Rundown of New State Driving Laws (Expired Meter)
- Speed Cams at Gage, Challenger Parks & Jones High to Begin Issuing Tickets (CDOT)
- CTA Currently Reviewing 1,100 Public Comments on BRT Plan (RedEye)
- Colon and Waguespack Call for Civility, Speak Out Against “Dibs” (DNA)
- Laugh at the Cold at Winter Bike to Work Day on January 21 (Active Trans)
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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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