Today’s Headlines
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9:13 AM CDT on August 25, 2014
- Quinn Vetoes Bill for State Regulation of Ride-Share Services (Sun-Times)
- IDOT Laid Off 58 “Staff Assistants” After IG Reported Patronage Abuses (Tribune)
- FOIA Reveals CTA Pension Officials Spent Over $20K on Trip to Hawaii (Sun-Times)
- Meet the Divers Who Are Helping Build the Chicago Riverwalk (Tribune)
- NIRPC Launching Feasibility Study for Bikes on the South Shore (Active Trans)
- Portage Park Getting Fewer Divvy Stations Than Previously Announced (DNA)
- Here Are the Upcoming Edgewater Bike Share Locations (DNA)
- Injury to Worker Near Roosevelt Causes Delay on Green Line (Tribune)
- OEMC Workers Shepherd CTA Riders During Blue Line Closure (DNA)
- Delays on Metra BNSF Line This Morning (Fox)
- Aurora 5th Grader Wins Metra’s Train Safety Essay Contest (Tribune)
- Sorry Romantics, CDOT Will Remove Your “Love Locks” From Moveable Bridges (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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