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Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 28

9:14 AM CDT on August 28, 2015

    • Kendall County's Dream of Metra Service Is "100s of Millions of Dollars Away" (Tribune)
    • Gold Line Would Bring Better Transit Access to South Lakefront (Active Trans)
    • Developer Pays $56K to Have Divvy Station Installed Outside S. Loop Buildings (Tribune)
    • CDOT Is Removing Hyde Park's Only Red Light Cams, at 57th & Cornell (DNA)
    • Low Gas Prices Will Likely Lead to Heaviest Labor Day Traffic in 7 Years (Tribune)
    • Skyway Workers May Go on Strike on September 3 (Crain's)
    • Suspect Charged With Murder After High-Speed Police Chase Ends in Fatal Crash (Tribune)
    • TOD Not Needed to Make Affordable Units "Feasible" for Jeff Park Project After All (DNA)
    • A Map of Rent Changes Along CTA Lines (Chicagoist)
    • New Hotel in Wicker Park's Coyote Building Will Have Almost No Parking (DNA)
    • How Burke Engineering Got One-Third of Their Employees to Start Bike Commuting (TFA)
    • Limited Service on Green & Pink Lines Tomorrow Due to Bridge Work (DNA)

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