Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, June 17
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9:05 AM CDT on June 17, 2015
- Federal Judge Rules Against Illiana, Possibly Killing It — SBC’s Take on the News Later Today (Crain’s)
- Yellow Line Service Isn’t Returning Anytime Soon (Tribune)
- No Citations After Driver Fatally Strikes 5-Year-Old Girl in Hoffman Estates (Tribune)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Seriously Injures Woman in West-Suburban Montgomery (Sun-Times)
- New Aviation Chief Calls High-Speed Rail to O’Hare “Essential Piece of Infrastructure” (Sun-Times)
- Metra Board Will Vote Today on Whether to Launch Pets-on-Board Pilot (Tribune)
- Metra Offering Special $5 Unlimited Ride Ticket for Thursday’s ‘Hawks Celebration (NBC)
- After Being Swamped Monday Night, Most of the Riverwalk Reopened by Noon Tuesday (DNA)
- Extra CTA Service, Huge Bike Coral, Divvy Valet for Tonight’s Mumford & Sons Concert (Sun-Times)
- Entrepreneurs Are Already Taking Advantage of the Heavy Traffic on The 606 (DNA)
- After Motorist Crashes Through Their Window, Liquor Store Posts “Drive Thru Closed” Sign (DNA)
- Pledge to Ride Transit on National Dump the Pump Day This Thursday (RTA)
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