Today’s Headlines
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9:15 AM CDT on September 5, 2014
- Metra: All Told, Alex Clifford Settlement Cost $1.3 Million (Tribune)
- Cyclist Struck and Killed by SUV Driver Is 2nd Bridgeport Bike Fatality This Year (DNA)
- Gabe Klein Takes COO Job With a Black Line-Style Bus Pop-Up Bus Service (BostInno)
- Driver Arrested After She Severely Injured a Pedestrian, Then Fled the Scene (Tribune)
- Police Conduct Crosswalk Sting in Logan Square (DNA)
- 48th Ward Provides and Update on the Argyle Shared Street Project
- Speed Cams at 3 New Locations Start Issuing Warnings Today (Expired Meter)
- A Wheel Problem: South Side Is Seeing an Epidemic of Car Tire Thefts (DNA)
- How to Carry Your Suit to Work on Your Bike (Ding Ding)
- Bill Savage: The Machine Gets Its Revenge on Ex-Mayor With “Jane Byrne Interchange” (Crain’s)
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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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