Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September 1
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9:14 AM CDT on September 1, 2015
- After CEO Pleaded Guilty to Bribery, City Is Suing RedFlex for More Than $300 Million (CBS)
- RTA Chief: Yes, Chicago Area’s Roads Are Congested, & Better Transit Is the Solution (Tribune)
- Chicagoland Gas Prices Dropped 29 Cents in the Past Week (Sun-Times)
- Editorial: Feds Should Help Ensure We Don’t Have Another Local Refinery Breakdown (Sun-Times)
- Elderly Woman Who Was Injured by Driver Fleeing Police Has Has Died (Sun-Times)
- 1 Killed in Portage Park Hit-and-Run, Drag Racing Suspected (WGN)
- Should Chicago Try a Montana-Style 24/7-Sobriety Program for DUI Offenders? (Tribune)
- Suburban Residents Are Fighting Against Downtown Density (Tribune)
- A Love Letter to Suburbia (Daily Herald)
- DNA Checks Out the New Concrete-Protected Lanes on Milwaukee
- Steinberg Is Annoyed by Evanston Crossing Flags — They Didn’t Last Long in Chicago
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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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