Today’s Headlines
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9:16 AM CDT on August 14, 2015
- Frustrated With the Slow Progress of Infrastructure Trust, Emanuel Is Rebooting It (Tribune)
- Tunney: Belmont/Clark TOD Will Improve Safety by Putting More Eyes on the Street (DNA)
- Local Megabus Drivers Threaten to Go on Strike (Crain’s)
- TransitCenter Report Details How Transpo Advocates Influenced Chicago Policy (Active Trans)
- Aurora Woman Who Killed a Couple With Her Car Is Fighting to Get Out of Jail (Herald)
- Man Convicted of 3rd DUI: “I Made One Gigantic Bad Decision” (Herald)
- Letter: If I Had Struck That Cyclist While Turning Right in My Car, Whose Fault Would It Be?
- Bike Advocate Bob Kastigar Featured in Tribune Article on Why Seniors Are Taking Up Cycling
- Metra Southwest Service Trains Delayed by Track Fire (Tribune)
- Metra Board Member for McHenry County Is Stepping Down (Tribune)
- CTA Warns of Nighttime Noise During Construction on Red Line in Uptown (DNA)
- String of Car Burglaries at South Side Metra Stations (Sun-Times)
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In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.
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