Today’s Headlines
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9:08 AM CDT on August 15, 2014
- Claypool: RTA Is Blocking Funds for CTA Transit Signal Prioritization Projects (Tribune)
- Police Searching for Driver Who Injured 2 Workers on Elgin O’Hare Expressway (Herald)
- CTA Preparing for Soaring Ridership During Air & Water Show (DNA)
- Lots of Placemaking Events Going on This Weekend for “Old Place New Tracks” (MPC)
- GIF Goodness: A Virtual Tour of Loyola’s New Pedestrian Walkway on Kenmore (DNA)
- You’ll Relish This Vintage CTA Parody Video, “(What If God Was) On the Bus” (Tattler)
- Brown Line Closed for Track Work From Western to Kimball This Weekend (DNA)
- Memorial for Chainlink & Active Trans Volunteer Dan Brown Planned for August 21
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