Today’s Headlines
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9:10 AM CST on December 3, 2014
- State Lawmakers Overturn Quinn’s Veto of Interstate Speed Limit Hike (Tribune)
- CTA Plans Tours of Vacant Station Storefronts to Attract Businesses (DNA)
- Is the Finkl Site Redevelopment an Opportunity to Extend The 606 East? (Curbed)
- 11-Year-Old Boy Lost Leg in Blue Island Metra Crash (ABC)
- Driver Crashes Into Arlington Heights Home (Tribune)
- Concrete Already Falling Off Belmont Overpass, Slated for Demolition (DNA)
- Alderman Who Killed the Independence Blvd. PBLs Not Seeking Reelection (Tribune)
- Riders Give the CTA Holiday Bus Rave Reviews (Sun-Times)
- Holiday Train Visits the Brown Line This Week (DNA)
- Chinatown Vision Plan Will Be Unveiled Monday, 5:30, at 2216 S. Wentworth (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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