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9:16 AM CDT on August 13, 2015

Jason Prechtel's White Whale: Finding Out Exactly Why the CTA Switched to Ventra (Reader)
2 Men Arrested for "Inhibiting the Flow of Traffic" at Black Lives Matter Protest (Tribune)
CDOT Is Reversing the Direction of the Alley Next to the Chicago Cultural Center (Sun-Times)
Smooth Move: Yacht Club Worker Rescues Driver After He Plunges Car Into the Lake (WGN)
A Rash of Necklace Snatchings on the Red and Blue Lines (Tribune)
4,000 People Participated in Active Trans' Commuter Challenger -- Here Are the Winners
Apple Is Moving to Pioneer Court -- Will Reilly Stop Blocking a Divvy Station There? (Curbed)
Unsavory News: Bridgeport Pasty Restaurant Temporarily Closed by Road Construction (DNA)
Shoe Store Is Filming an Ad on the CTA Near Pritzker Park (RedEye)

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