Today’s Headlines
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9:04 AM CDT on April 18, 2014
- Fixing Lakeview ‘L’ Bottleneck May Require Razing 16 Buildings (Tribune, Sun-Times)
- Eye-Popping Bloomingdale Bridge Transplant Takes Place Saturday Morning (DNA)
- A List of Active Trans‘ Favorite ITEP-Funded Projects — Suburban Divvy Didn’t Make Cut
- RTA May Get More Revebue as Kankakee Ceases to Be a Corporate Tax Haven (Crain’s)
- Rahm Defends Claypool’s Hiring Two Men Accused of Patronage at County (Tribune)
- CPD Adding More Bike Patrols in High-Crime Areas (ABC)
- Kass (Yes, Kass): IL Law Against Texting While Driving Is Too Lenient (Tribune)
- Using Divvy Instead of CTA Part of Man’s Strategy to Spend No Money in May (DNA)
- Postcards From Bike-Friendly Germany (Chicargobike)
- Put a Bell on It: Beyonce Gives Shoutout to Heritage Bikes (DNA)
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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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