Today’s Headlines
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9:03 AM CDT on June 30, 2014
- After Today, Ventra Transition Will Be Complete (Tribune)
- CTA Finishes Orange Line Connector Project (DNA)
- Division Bridge at East End of Goose Island Closed for Reconstruction (Sun-Times)
- ‘L’ Trains Bypassed Belmont Station During Pride Parade for “Safety Reasons” (NBC)
- Metra BNSF Train Hit Bridge Timber Saturday, Causing Delays (Tribune)
- Here’s Why the Milwaukee Safety Overall Won’t Cause Carmaggedon (Active Trans)
- CTA Selling building at 1044 W. Newport That Housed Electrical Substation (DNA)
- Sports Car Driver Injures 52-Year-Old Cyclist in Schaumburg, Flees the Scene (Tribune)
- Belding Elementary Encouraging Kids to Bike to School (Active Trans)
- To Celebrate System’s 1-Year Anniversary, #DivvyRed Is Back — With Sweet Prizes (DNA)
- The Parking Meter Geek & His Readers Grouse About Critical Mass (Expired Meter)
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