Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM CST on December 9, 2014
- Emanuel, Quinn Break Ground on Wilson Red Line Station Reconstruction (NBC)
- Wilson Improvements Will Include New System to Minimize Train Track Noise (RedEye)
- Driver Leaving Parking Lot Fatally Strikes Woman in Wicker Park (RedEye)
- West Chicago Man Held on Bond After DUI Crash That Killed Father of 2 (CBS)
- Police Investigating Alleged Rape of a Customer By Local Uber Driver (DNA)
- Lastest Target of a Crash-and-Grab Burglary Is a Marquette Park Pawn Shop (DNA)
- Chinatown Vision Plan Calls for Fixing Dangerous Intersections (DNA)
- Ordinance Requiring Higher Ethanol Levels at Gas Stations Passes in Committee (Tribune)
- Delays on Milwaukee District / West Line After Derailment Near Bensenville (NBC)
- Study: Chicago Transit Riders Spend About a Half Hour A Day Waiting for Buses & Trains (Tribune)
- Chicago Velo Campus Plans to Close Velodrome, Marcus Moore Wants to Save It (Newcity)
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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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