Today’s Headlines
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9:03 AM CST on November 10, 2014
- Employees at Metra Car Manufacturer Claim Working Conditions Are Unsafe (Tribune)
- Cyclist Dies a Few Weeks After Being Struck by 89-Year-Old Driver (Sun-Times)
- 2 Women Seriously Injured in Wrong-Way Crash on the Stevenson (RedEye)
- The Long-Awaited Cal-Sag Trail Is Finally Becoming a Reality (City Lab)
- Jeff Park Transit Center Will Get New Crosswalk as Part of Blue Line Rehab (DNA)
- Thursday Was the Last Day for Input on the Chicago Museum Campus Plan
- Tinley Park Ditches RedFlex, May Increase Number of Red Light Cams (Tribune)
- What Happened to the Riverwalk Construction Barge That Sunk Last Month? (Sun-Times)
- Graffiti Removal Is Most Common Along the Orange, Pink & Blue Lines (Curbed)
- Bike-Powered Compost Collection Service Launched on the South Side (DNA)
- Jim’s Original Stand Is Being Displaced By 95th Red Line Stop Construction (DNA)
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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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