Today’s Headlines
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9:05 AM CST on January 6, 2015
- Car Driver Strikes Teen in Chinatown, Critically Injuring Her (DNA)
- Colón Found Not Guilty; ASA Argued “Evidence is Overwhelming” He Was Driving Drunk (DNA)
- Metra Outlines Strategy to Avoid a Repeat of 2014 Chiberia Snafus (Tribune)
- Some Minor Train Delays After Last Night’s Snow and Cold (Sun-Times)
- Emanuel’s PAC Is Claiming Waguespack Voted Against Pothole Repair Funding (Crain’s)
- Video: Courage Campaign Channels Aretha to Fight Sexual Harassment on CTA (Tattler)
- Shared Cost Sidewalk Program Will Begin Accepting Applications on January 13 (DNA)
- Crain’s Op-Ed on Making Navy Pier More Equitable Include South Side Ferry Proposal
- Designers Weigh in on the New Lit-Up Signs Outside Wicker Park Damen Stop (RedEye)
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