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8:59 AM CST on December 18, 2014
- New 88-Floor Skyscraper on E. Wacker Likely to Raise Concerns About Congestion (Tribune)
- Wicker Park Committee Endorses Plan for Parking-Lite Apartment Building on Division (DNA)
- Lincoln Park Hotel Plans to Double the Number of Rooms, Add More Parking (DNA)
- Late-Night Lane Closures on Kennedy & Ike for Harrison Bridge Construction (Expired Meter)
- MPC’s Yonah Freemark Discusses Local Transportation Issues on “In the Loop” TV Show
- John Proposes More Road Diets & BRT Routes for Chicago in a Crain’s Op-Ed Piece
- Vintage Photos of CTA’s Morse Avenue Station (DNA)
- Calendar Featuring Cabbies in “Sexy” Poses Will Raise Money for Lawsuit Against City (DNA)
- “Critical Lass” Women’s Ride Meets at 6 p.m. Tonight at Christkindlmarket (Ding Ding)
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