Today’s Headlines
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9:01 AM CDT on September 3, 2014
- Preckwinkle Send CMAP A Letter Voicing Opposition to Illiana Tollway (Crain’s)
- High-Speed Rail Gets $102 Million in Illinois State Funding (Progress Illinois)
- 2 Defendants in Red Light Cam Bribery Case Plead Not Guilty (Tribune)
- 8-Month-Old Girl Survives After Man Rolls SUV Over Her During Dispute (Sun-Times)
- Lawsuit Filed in the Wake of O’Hare Shuttle Bus Crash (RedEye)
- After a Death on the Hickory Creek Trail, Safety Campaign Launched (Tribune)
- Huh? Bicycling Magazine Ranks Chicago Above Portland for Bikeability (Bike Portland)
- CTA Plans to Ban E-Cigs (RedEye)
- Non-Functioning Divvy Docks Can Be a Nuisance (Sun-Times)
- Here’s a Commuting Bike for Stand-Up Guys (and Gals) (Crain’s)
- Where Are the Hot Spots for Fire Hydrant Tickets? (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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