Today’s Headlines
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9:23 AM CDT on October 9, 2014
- CDOT Says Yellow Light Timing Is Legal, But Some Tickets Are Being Dismissed (Tribune)
- Aldermen Push for Express Train From O’Hare to Downtown, McCormick Place (RedEye)
- Driver Fatally Strikes 60-Year-Old Woman in Evanston; No Citations (Tribune)
- Trucker Critically Injures Cyclist 3 Blocks From Mulberry Safety Zone, Flees (DNA)
- Passenger Who Was Paralyzed in DUI Sues Driver & Bars That Served Him (DNA)
- MPC Looks at Batavia’s River Street and the Upcoming Shared Street on Argyle
- Streets Near Damen Blue Stop Will Close to Overnight Traffic for Station Rehab (DNA)
- Police Set Up Manned Barricades on Jonquil Terrace to Deter Crime (DNA)
- CTA Tips for Chicago Marathon Runners and Spectators (RedEye)
- Go Bronzeville‘s Ronnie Harris Launches Build It! Bronzeville Planning App (Crain’s)
- Groovy New Mosaic Installed at Thornadale ‘L’ Stop (DNA)
- Ex-Curitiba Mayor Discuses New Book “Urban Acupuncture” at MPC on 10/21, 5-7 P.M.
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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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