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9:02 AM CDT on August 20, 2015
- Weeks Before Yellow Line Snafu, Concerns Were Expressed Over Construction (Tribune)
- RedFlex CEO Who Allegedly Bribed CDOT Official Is Set to Plead Guilty (Tribune)
- For 2nd Time This Year, Truck Driver Tragically Failed to Yield to Mother & Child in Crosswalk (ABC)
- Driver Injures Pedestrian in Morgan Park, Flees the Scene (Sun-Times)
- Driver Seriously Injures Pedestrian in Cary, No Charges (Herald)
- More State Troopers Will Patrol Chicago Expressways to Prevent Shootings (Sun-Times)
- Teens Charged After They Violently Tried to Recover Stolen Bike (DNA)
- Kenilworth Side Street Closures to Block New Trier Cut-Through Traffic Don’t Cause Jams (Tribune)
- Residents Ask Carpentersville Leaders to Oppose Longmeadow Parkway (Herald)
- Megabus Avoids Driver Strike With New Contract (Tribune)
- Neighborhood Association Endorses Zoning Changes for TOD at 975 W. Wilson (DNA)
- Construction on Lincoln Park TOD — With $1,600 Studios — Will Begin in March (DNA)
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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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