Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 18
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8:59 AM CDT on August 18, 2015
- Red Light Cams Have Generated $284.9 Million in Fines Since Emanuel Took Office (Sun-Times)
- Op-Ed: Ordinance With Rules for Privatization Would Help Prevent Another Meter Fiasco (Sun-Times)
- Metra Installs Free Charging Station for Electronic Gadgets at Millennium Station (Tribune)
- After Woman Is Injured by Falling Pedestrian Shelter at O’Hare, Family Is Suing the City (CBS)
- Officers Shot and Wounded Man They Say Was Trying to Strike Them With a Stolen Car (DNA)
- Police: Chicago Man Said He Rode Purple Line to Wilmette to Burglarize Bike Store (Tribune)
- A Look at Slow Roll Chicago’s Englewood Outreach Efforts (DNA)
- Teens From After School Matters Design Bike Racks for Albany Park (DNA)
- Some of Chicago’s Most Scenic Public Transportation Routes (Tribune)
- 16 of Chicago’s Best, Often-Overlooked, Public Green Spaces (Crain’s)
- Man: Bus Driver Enforced “Judgemental Dress Code” by Making Me Button Up My Shirt (Tribune)
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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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