Today’s Headlines

  • Suburban Cop Caught on Video Playing Video Poker While Driving in Snow (Tribune)
  • Days After Last Snowfall, Many Streets Haven’t Been Plowed (RedEye)
  • IDOT Says State Highways Are Recovering From the Deep-Freeze (Expired Meter)
  • Metra Still Experiencing Switching, Mechanical Problems (Tribune, Sun-Times)
  • After Chiberia Hiatus, Divvy Is Back Online (NBC, RedEye)
  • With Many Pay Boxes Surrounded by Snowdrifts, Some Parkers Risk Tickets (CBS)
  • Erie Closed for Construction of Tunnel Between NWM Hospital Buildings (Tribune)
  • Shared-Cost Sidewalk Program Closed After Receiving 1,800 Applications (DNA)
  • Longtime Bike Booster Al Sturges Retiring From Advocacy (Active Trans)
  • Woman Live Tweets Crusade to Dismantle the “Dibs” System (RedEye)

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