Today’s Headlines
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9:07 AM CDT on October 28, 2014
- Report: The 5th Most Populous State Had the 5th Highest Number of Bike Deaths (Tribune)
- Warehouse & Shipping Companies Are Dropping Support for the Illiana (Crain’s)
- Amtrak Blames Decrease in Ridership on Delays Caused by Freight Trains (RedEye)
- Emanuel Defends Random Bag Checks at ‘L’ Stations (Sun-Times)
- Bill Savage: The CTA Searches Are Nothing But “Security Theater” (Crain’s)
- CTA Has Been “Quietly” Testing Controversial Geolocation Technology (RedEye)
- Motorist Fleeing Cops Takes a Crash Course at Hoffman Estates School (Tribune)
- RedEye Looks at Proposals for Bus Rapid Transit on Lake Shore Drive
- Tower at 11 S. Green, Several Blocks from Train, Will Have Low Parking Ratio (Curbed)
- Northwestern’s New Lakefront Garage Eliminates Surface Lots, Trees (Tribune)
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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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