Today’s Headlines
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9:14 AM CST on December 4, 2014
- Green Line’s Cermak Stop Opening Delayed Until Next Spring (RedEye)
- State Legislators Pass Compromise Bill to Regulate Ride-Sharing (Sun-Times)
- Man Charged With DUI, Shot by Police at Hospital After He Allegedly Pulled a Gun (Tribune)
- Woman Dies After Crashing Car Into a Fence in the East Side Neighborhood (Tribune)
- Witnesses Describe the Metra Crash That Took 11-Year-Old Boy’s Leg (Tribune)
- Security Footage Saves the Day After Cops Blame Victim in Bike Crash (Kevenides)
- BeMyDD Service Promises to Get Drunks & Their Cars Home Safely (DNA)
- NerdWallet: Chicago Uber Drivers Have to Make 8 Trips a Week to Pay Car Ownership Costs
- Rahm Vs. Nature: A Graph of 311 Requests for Pothole Patching
- Why Do “Hipsters” Love Heritage Bikes? (Crain’s)
- The CTA Tattler, Um, Tattles on a Shell Game Operator
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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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