Today’s Headlines

• 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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