Today’s Headlines
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9:13 AM CDT on October 8, 2014
- Pawar’s Survey Finds 85% of Respondents Want Lincoln Bus Service Restored (DNA)
- Active Trans Will Testify Against the Illiana at Today’s CMAP Meeting
- Nun Killed at Highwood Metra Crossing, 3 Years After a Similar Fatality at the Site (Gazebo)
- 1 Teen Dead, Another Seriously Injured After Police Chase Ends in Crash (Tribune)
- Some SW Side Metra & Bus Service Suspended in the Wake of Police Shooting (Sun-Times)
- Police Release Sketch of Suspect in Sauganash Trail Sexual Assault (DNA)
- Allstate Raising Insurance Rates for Most Illinois Drivers (Crain’s)
- Video: Meet Polo-Playing Taxi Magnate Simon Garber (Sun-Times)
- A Tribune Reporter Who Bikes Responds to Grossman’s “Get Off My Lawn” Piece
- Hincapie (No, Not That Hincapie) Accused of Swapping Stolen Bike for Weed (RedEye)
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