Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM CDT on August 11, 2014
- CTA Eliminates Halsted as an Option for Red Line Extension Route (Tribune)
- Damen, California Stops Will Close for Weeks as Part of Blue Line Rehab (Sun-Times)
- Hinz: We Need Big Transpo Plans for Museum Campus & South Lakefront (Crain’s)
- 1 Dead, 5 Injured After SUV Driver Strikes Light Pole in Hermosa (DNA)
- U-Haul Driver Strikes CTA Bus in Chatham, 8 Injured (Tribune)
- Minivan Driver Critically Injures Pedestrian in Glenview (Fox)
- Minor Blue Line Derailment at Forest Park, No Injuries (NBC)
- Police: After Smoking Crack in SUV, Man Tried to Run Over Officer (Sun-Times)
- Riders Nervous About Using Midlothian Station After 4th Woman Attacked (Fox)
- After Cyclist’s Death, Niles Improving Safety at N. Branch Trail Crossing (Keating)
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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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