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8:53 AM CST on February 21, 2014

Redflex Allegedly Given Contract Tips During Secret Meeting at 96th Floor Lounge (Tribune)
Active Trans Launches Letter-Writing Campaign for Metra Improvements
Plan Commission Approves Children's Memorial Development (Tribune, Sun-Times)
Aldermen Lobby for More Restrictions on Ride Share Than What Rahm Proposed (DNA)
5 Injured in Humboldt Park Crash (DNA)
Benefit for Family of Fallen Cyclist Hector Avalos Saturday at El Hefe (DNA)
Upgrades to Tollway Touted as Way to Fight Congestion Without Adding Lanes (Sun-Times)
Frustrated by School Traffic Jams, Residents Call for Making Beacon One-Way (DNA)
A Look at the Depression-Era Technology That Keeps Metra Running (Marketplace)
Women Bike Chicago Holds Day of Dialogue and Demonstations April 12 in Dvorak Park

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