Today’s Headlines

9:33 AM CST on November 3, 2014

Stormy Lake Scours Away Chunks Of Lakefront Trail Along Gold Coast (Chainlink)
Trail Closed Between Oak, Fullerton; Repairs Begin Today (DNA)
Divvy Employees Petition Feds to Recognize Labor Union (Crain's)
Election Day Tomorrow; CNT Says Gubernatorial Campaigns Have Neglected Transit
Belmont Bypass' Immediate Neighbors Slam Outreach, Will Vote On Keeping Bottleneck (DNA)
Irving-Austin Business District To Get Better Crosswalks, Wider Sidewalks (DNA)
Random Screening Of CTA Passengers' Bags Begins Today (Columbia Chronicle)
So Long, 'Boeing Bicentennials': CTA Retires Last of 2400-Series Rail Cars (CBS)
Kamin: Overhaul "Dialing Down [Navy] Pier's Generic Commercialism" (Trib)
Giant Crowd Gathers To Watch Man Walking In Downtown Chicago (Voice of America)
Take A Moment To Admire Fall Foliage In Grant Park (LGRAB)

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