Today’s Headlines
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9:03 AM CST on November 21, 2014
- IL Supreme Court Dismissed Class Action Lawsuit Against Red Light Cameras (DNA)
- State Legislators Say They’ve Reached a Deal on Regulating Ride-Share (Sun-Times)
- MPC Roundtable Discussed the CREATE Program to Address Rail Congestion
- LFT Crash Survivor Calls for Better Bike/Ped Separation on the Trail (Active Trans)
- Park District Plans to Hike Metered Parking Rates in 2015 (Tribune)
- Drivers Will Pay Up to $1.90 to Use Elgin-O’Hare Tollway (Tribune)
- Why Do Local Uber Drivers Sometimes Give Their Passengers Poor Ratings? (DNA)
- Metra Expanding Service for Mag Mile Lights Fest (Tribune)
- CTA Announcing Schedule for New, Decorated “Holiday Bus” Today (RedEye)
- A Look at Albany Park’s WIG Bike Bag Business (DNA)
- John’s Bike Advocate Rap Battle Cartoon, With Bonus Rhymes by Streetsblog Staff (Planetizen)
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