Today’s Headlines
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9:12 AM CDT on June 25, 2014
- Lucas Museum Coming to Town; Soldier Field Parking Lot Will Go Underground (Tribune)
- Detached Brake Caliper Blamed for Last Week’s Orange Line Derailment (CBS)
- Kirk Dillard, a Republican Metra Commuter, May Be Next RTA Chairman (Tribune)
- Delivery Driver Was Dragged and Killed While Trying to Stop Carjacker (ABC)
- Finance Committee Approves $1.5 Million For Injured Cyclist (Tribune, Sun-Times)
- Settlement in the Dooring Case That Led to IL Legalizing Passing on Right (FK Law)
- Residents Excited About Edgwater Metra Stop, Worried About Parking (DNA)
- Neighbors Oppose New Apartment Complex by Jeff Park Transit Center (DNA)
- Flooding Shuts Down All Lanes of the Ike Near Broadview Last Night (Tribune)
- Badass CTA Bus Driver Breaks Up Fight, Confiscates Gun (CBS)
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