Today’s Headlines
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9:56 AM CDT on August 12, 2014
- I-55 Bus-on-Shoulder Pilot Touted as a Success, May Expand to Other Roads (Southtown)
- CTA to Award $42 Million Contract for Brown Line Slow Zone Work Tomorrow (RedEye)
- Man Dies After Crash on Southwest Suburban Bike Trail (Tribune)
- 7 Injured in Van-Car Crash on I-57 Near Matteson (RedEye)
- Baby Ejected, Critically Hurt When Van Strikes Pole in West Garfield Park (RedEye)
- Metra Shows Why Walker Was Foolish to Kill High-Speed Rail in Wisconsin (Cap Times)
- Ventra Machines Malfunction After Taking in Too Much Cash (RedEye)
- Public Meeting This Friday on Proposal for Edgewater-Rogers Park Boardwalk (DNA)
- Logan Stop’s Yellow Figures on Blue Background Mural Is Being Replaced (DNA)
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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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