Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September 8
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8:58 AM CDT on September 8, 2015
- Pilot of Prepaid Boarding Station for Loop Link Is Being Delayed Until Next Year (Tribune)
- Crime Has Dropped Along CPS Safe Passages Routes (DNA)
- Sterling Bay Is in “Advanced Talks” to Buy the Finkl Steel Site (Curbed)
- The Wall Street Journal Calls The 606 “More Democratic” Than The Highline
- Man Charged With Fatal Hit-and-Run at 95th/Vincennes Held on $250K Bail (Sun-Times)
- Lisle Village Clerk Faces Upgraded Charges Based on Previous DUI Record (Tribune)
- Police: Thieves Have Been Ambushing Red Line Commuters at Sox/35th (NBC)
- New 3-Note Chimes Remind Metra Crews to Slow Down at Curved & Bridges (Tribune)
- Free CTA Rides for First Day of School Today (ABC)
- After Complaints About School Bus Company, Orland Park Is Replacing It for Some Routes (Tribune)
- Meet Melissa Hulting, Founder of Bike & Walk Park Ridge (Tribune)
- Park Ridge Mourns the Loss of a Tree That Stood in the Middle of a Street, Calming Traffic (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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