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8:58 AM CST on November 17, 2014

    • Metra Board Approves Nearly 11% Fare Hike, $100 Million Bond Sale (Tribune, Crain's)
    • Dear Governor-Elect Rauner, Please Kill the Illiana Expressway (Tribune)
    • Advocates Call for Parity in Federal Tax Breaks for Drivers & Transit Riders (Tribune)
    • City Vows to Keep Streets Clear This Winters, Touts Improved Plow Tracker App (RedEye)
    • Jane Byrne's Funeral Procession Travels from the NW Side to Lincoln Park Today (Tribune)
    • $100K Bail for Driver in Crash That Led to Amputation of Woman's Hand (Sun-Times)
    • Wrong-Way Driver on Kennedy Caused Crash That Injured 4 People (Tribune)
    • Pizzeria Celebrates Return of Stolen Bike With Free 'Za for Cyclists; 2 Arrests Made (DNA)
    • Meet Tony Coppoletta, the CTA's Tweeter-in-Chief (Sun-Times)
    • Kimball Bus Will Detour Around Sewer Work Through January (DNA)
    • Anatomy of a Bike-Baiter: The Reader Dissects John Kass' Trolling Methods
    • Hearing on Finkl Steel Redevelopment Wednesday 6 p.m. at Wicker Park Library (DNA)

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