Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM CDT on August 18, 2014
- Orseno: Metra Fare Increases a Possibility for Next Year (Sun-Times)
- Driver Fatally Strikes Cyclist in Garfield Ridge (DNA)
- 2 Men Held on $1 Million Bail Each After Police Chase Ends in Fatal Crash (Sun-Times)
- After Neighbor’s Death, Residents Want Speed Cam by Goethe School (DNA)
- CPS Safe Passages Program Is Expanding (Sun-Times)
- Don’t Let Opponents Water Down North Branch Trail Extension (Active Trans)
- 60-Room Hotel Proposed for Plot Next to Red Line’s Chinatown Stop (DNA)
- Sheridan Road Reconstruction in Lakeview Will Last Through October (DNA)
- Active Trans Video: How to Make Your Bike Unattractive to Thieves (Chainlink)
- Griping About Careless Pedestrians & “Pathletes” on the Lakefront Trail (Tribune)
- New Generation of Foamers Uses Facebook and Flickr (RedEye)
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