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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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John Greenfield

In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes about transportation and other topics for additional local publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and 'L' train.

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