Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September 22
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8:57 AM CDT on September 22, 2015
- Alderment Tweak TOD Reform Ordinance to Give Themselves More Oversight (Tribune)
- Burke Proposal for Downtown Congestion Tax Would Exclude Chicago Residents (CBJ)
- Predictably, Suburbanites Are Outraged About the Idea (Herald)
- Andy Shaw: Would It Make Sense to Combine Pace & Metra Into One Agency? (Sun-Times)
- Driver Struck and Killed Cyclist in Woodstock, No Charges (Tribune)
- AAIM Backs Law That Would Allow DUI Offenders to Drive After Using Breathalyzer (Sun-Times)
- ABC: There Are 243 CTA Bus Crashes Per Year
- Meanwhile, There Are 782 Motor Vehicle Crashes Per Day in Illinois (Tribune)
- Cabbies Blast Emanuel’s Proposal to Allow Ride-Share Access to Airports (Sun-Times)
- WBEZ Looks at Local Enforcement of Bike Laws
- New Rental Building Near The 606 Asking for Nearly $5K Per Month (Curbed)
- Chicago Bears Recorded Bus Announcements to Promote Riding Transit to Games (RedEye)
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