Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, June 30

• AP Report: Average Car Commute in CHI Region Is 29 Minutes, Transit Commute Is 49
• Letter From RTA Chair Kirk Dillard: It’s Time to Invest in Public Transportation (Crain’s)
• Editorial: Positive Train Control Requirement Is an Unfunded Mandate (Tribune)
• Amtrak Hopes Union Station Makeover Will Return the Facility to Its Former Glory (Tribune)
• Amtrak Will Rehab Switches at Union Station, Causing Minor Metra Delays (Tribune)
• 3 Police Officers, 2 Civilians Hospitalized After Crash in Little Village (Tribune)
• Upgrades Planned for Waukegan Metra Station (Herald)
• Rally Held to Protest Eviction of Homeless From Wilson Viaduct (DNA)
• Uber Launches Recruitment Drive on South & West Sides (DNA)
• Disgruntled Neighbor Launches Petition to Remove Lincoln Hub (DNA)
• Riding the Bloomingdale Trail on a Rainy Monday Morning (DNA)
• An Outpouring of Love From Tribune Readers for the Chicago Pedway

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