Today’s Headlines
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9:02 AM CDT on May 7, 2014
- Deal With Indiana Commits Illinois to Spend $250 Million on Illiana (Tribune)
- City Tells Uber X to Stop Picking Up Riders from Airports (Tribune, Sun-Times)
- City Touts Effectiveness of CTA Security Cameras (NBC)
- ACLU Worried About 360-Degree Panning By Red Light Cams (Sun-Times)
- Pay-By-Phone Parking Will Expand to More Downtown Areas (DNA)
- Kane County Is Getting New Pace Bus Shelters (RTA)
- Man Killed in Barrington Motorcycle Crash (Tribune)
- Vehicular Homicide Victim Antonio Mendez Remembered by His Mother (DNA)
- Ventra System Is Calculated to Make Money Off Tourists (John Jackson)
- “Ugly Ol’ Halsted” Stickers Comment on the State of the Bridgeport Strip (DNA)
- New Timbuk2 Bag Shop Will Offer Loaner Bikes, “Indoor Parklet” (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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