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8:58 AM CST on December 22, 2014

    • Tribune: Nearly Half of Red Light Cams "Did Nothing to Make Drivers Safer"
    • Fioretti and Garcia Say They Would Suspend Red Light Program if Elected (Tribune)
    • 2 Dead, 1 Injured After SUV Driver Strikes Lamp Post in South Loop (DNA)
    • 1 Killed, 2 Injured in Wrong-Way Crash on 4100 Block of South LSD (RedEye)
    • Oak Park Police Arrest Charge Man With Sexual Assault, Robbery on Blue Line (Oak Park)
    • Chicago's Dark Viaducts Are Often the Site of Violent Crimes (Tribune)
    • O'Hare Branch's Damen Stop Reopens; Grateful Merchants Offer Freebies (RedEye, DNA)
    • Does It Make Sense to Rehab Some Vintage Stations but Demolish Others? (Tribune)
    • Activists Stage a "Black Lives Matter" Protest on the Red Line (RedEye)
    • Credit Union for CTA Employees Is Moving to Beverly (DNA)
    • The CTA Holiday Train Gave Out Free Kids' Books on Saturday (RedEye)
    • John Investigates the Giant Street Grid Mural on the 300 South Wacker Building (Reader)

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John Greenfield

In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes about transportation and other topics for additional local publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and 'L' train.

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