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Today’s Headlines

9:02 AM CDT on May 13, 2014

    • AP Analysis Finds Patronage Hiring at IDOT (Sun-Times)
    • Metra Hires New Chief for Embattled Police Department (Tribune, Sun-Times)
    • Flooding Closes Roads in Cook & Lake Counties (Tribune)
    • Active Trans' "Bikes on Wheels" Program Loans Trailer Full of Cycles to 'Burbs
    • Man Strikes Parking Garage Staffer, Drives Away With Victim on His Hood (DNA)
    • Insurance Company Blames Cyclist for Right-Hook Crash (FK Law)
    • Settlement Reached After Cabbie Injures Cyclist Near Michigan/Lake (Keating)
    • Woman Sues City After License Suspended Over $9K in Tickets (Tribune)
    • Voters Pass Up Lawrence Buffered Lanes in 45th Ward PB Election (DNA)
    • CTA Holding Open House on Red Line Extension Tonight at Palmer Park (DNA)
    • BWLP Takes a Look at the Census' Report on Walking & Biking

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