Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 24
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8:58 AM CDT on August 24, 2015
- Sun-Times Claims Ashland BRT is Dead, “For Good Reason,” Endorses O’Hare Express Boondoggle
- RTA Hopes It Will Receive a Funding Bump, Rather Than a Cut, in the Coming Year (CBS)
- Ex-CTA Chief Financial Officer Is Joining Claypool at Chicago Public Schools (Tribune)
- Man Dies After Single-Car Crash in Lincoln Square (Sun-Times)
- 7 Injured After CTA Bus & SUV Collide in Oak Park, Motorist Cited for Failure to Yield (Tribune)
- Green Line Service Resumes After “Minor” Derailment Near 63rd/Ashland (Tribune)
- RedFlex Stock Plummets After CEO Pleads Guilty to Corruption (The Newspaper)
- Metra Will No Longer Assign a Gender to Monthly Passes to Prevent Fraud (Tribune)
- CDOT Launches New Websites for Bike Rack & Abandoned Bike Removal Requests (Curbed)
- Why Are Food Carts Legal in 23 of 25 Largest U.S. Cities But Not Chicago (Illinois Policy)
- Hilarious Gripes About The Bloomingdale Trail on Yelp (DNA)
- Public Hearing on the Removal of 2 NW Side Red Light Cameras This Wednesday (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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