Today’s Headlines for Monday, September 14
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9:02 AM CDT on September 14, 2015
- Editorial: Congress Should Extend the Deadline for Positive Train Control (Sun-Times)
- Agreement for Lucas Museum Includes a 1,500-Car, Off-Site Parking Garage (Tribune)
- Aldermen Call for Ride-Share Surcharge to Increase Along With Surge Pricing (Sun-Times)
- No Charges for Driver Who Fataly Struck Cyclist at Virgil Gilman Trail (Herald)
- Police: Woman Threatened Officers During DUI Arrest (Herald)
- Roll-On Bike Service on Amtrak’s Chicago-to-D.C. Line Starts This Fall (Tribune)
- Ray LaHood’s Son Darin Wins Aaron Schock’s Former Congressional Seat (Tribune)
- TOD Tower Proposed for 1920 N. Milwaukee (DNA)
- Panelists Discuss the History of the Americans With Disabilities Act (Active Trans)
- “Stop Telling Women to Smile” Mural Addresses Street Harassment (DNA)
- Steinberg Ponders the Advent of Self-Driving Cars (Sun-Times)
- Letter: A Driver & a Cyclist Almost Hit Me, Therefore a Crackdown on Cyclists Is Needed (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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