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9:16 AM CDT on August 4, 2014

    • CNT Study Finds 1 in 10 Cook County Residents Lives in a Transit Desert (RedEye)
    • Driver Who Killed Senior in Edgewater Held on $300K Bail (DNA)
    • Woman Injured in Metra Train Crash While Taking Photos on Tracks (NBC)
    • Help Requested to ID Cabbie Who Struck Cyclist in Lakeview, Fled (Keating)
    • Red Light Cam Opponents Accuse Cop of Intimidation at Protest (DNA)
    • Why Isn't Chicago Observing National "Stop on Red Week"? (Expired Meter)
    • Police Conducted Safety Stings in 2 Nabes Last Weekend (Expired Meter)
    • Gazette Runs Yet Another Anti-Ashland BRT Article
    • Water Main Work at Diversey/Halsted Starts Today (DNA)
    • 1 Month Left to Transfer Balances From Old CTA Cards to Ventra (RedEye)
    • Active Trans Is Stoked About Big Marsh Park, "A Playground for Cycling"

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