Today’s Headlines
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9:12 AM CST on December 8, 2014
- Cook County Board May Cut a $41K Check to Pay Tickets for County Employees (Tribune)
- Two Killed After Driver Crashes SUV Into Tree in Bucktown (CBS)
- Strangers Have Been Reaching Out to Help Boy Who Lost Leg in Metra Crash (Tribune)
- Chicago Needs More Miles of Protected Bike Lanes (Keating)
- Active Trans Launches Petition for Separating Pedestrians & Cyclists on Lakefront Trail
- After High Winds Delayed Installation, 606’s Milwaukee Bridge Arch Is Finally in Place (DNA)
- Gazette’s Holiday Wish That Ashland BRT Will Be Kiboshed Is Naughty, Not Nice
- IDOT Explains Why They Shut Down Lanes During Rush Hour for Graffiti Removal (Tribune)
- Not Phair! Winnetkans Upset About Losing Ticket Agent at Local Metra Station (Tribune)
- Parking Will Be Removed on Clark to Make Room for Peds on Massive Bar Crawl (DNA)
- Video: A Mail Carrier Nearly Delivers a Right-Hook to Kevenides in Kinzie PBL
- Yee-ha! Heritage Bicycles Is Opening Up an Outpost in Music City (Nashville Post)
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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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