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By
Steven Vance
9:06 AM CST on February 3, 2014
- Lincoln Parkers Along Lakefront Less Likely to Own Cars (Bike Walk Lincoln Park)
- Chicago Will Regulate Uber, Lyft, SideCar Drivers (Tribune)
- CTA Clarifying Ventra Account Messages At Turnstile (Red Eye)
- SUV Driver Hits And Kills Man in Aurora, Says She Didn’t See Him (The Southern)
- Little Village Man Dies After Being Hit By SUV Driver, Who Also Didn’t See the Victim (Tribune)
- Three Children Hurt in 1:30 AM Car Crash in Fuller Park (Tribune)
- Driver Hits Pothole and Crashes SUV Into Animal Hospital (DNAinfo)
- Man Peeking Over to Find Blue Line Train Hospitalized After He Fell On Tracks (Tribune)
- Are CTA Trains Dirtier Now That They’re Getting Cleaned Less? (CTA Tattler)
- New Metra CEO Can’t Take Train To Work Due to Infrequent Schedule (Tribune)
- Chicago Police Officer Wrongly Codes Bike Crash Report, Prompting Insurance Fight (My Bike Advocate)
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