Today’s Headlines
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9:15 AM CDT on June 6, 2014
- Mother of Girl Fatally Struck by Bus Driver Is Suing the CTA (Sun-Times, NBC)
- CDOT Launches Construction of Sidewalk Bike Lanes on Roosevelt (DNA)
- Looks Like Durbin Has Scored $120 Million for Red/Purple Rehab (Crain’s)
- Blue and Green Line Disruptions This Weekend for Construction (DNA)
- Arlington Heights Holding Series of Meetings on New Bike Plan (Tribune)
- CLA Launches #CitySeats, Pritzker Park Activization (DNA)
- Ex-Cabbie: Taxi Industry Needs to Catch Up With Technology (Newcity)
- After Year of Construction, Milwaukee Reopens From Addison to Irving (DNA)
- Fox River Trail Underpass at I-90 to Close Until Late 2016 (Tribune)
- Why the Bloomingdale Access Point on Drake May be a Mistake (BWLS)
- Chicago Triathlon Will Use Lake Shore Drive, Lower Wacker, Divvies (Tribune)
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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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