Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 2
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8:59 AM CDT on October 2, 2015
- Durbin Urges Boehner to Pass a Long-Term Highway Bill Before He Steps Down (The Hill)
- Amtrak Study Calls for Unified Control Center for Dispatchers From Different Railroads (Tribune)
- New Metra Online Payment Policy Helps for Transit Benefit Program Users (Tribune)
- Allegedly Drunk Driver Injures Paramedics Who Were Helping Victims of Previous Crash (DNA)
- Police Release Video of Vehicle in Hit-and-Run That Killed a Pedestrian in Niles (Sun-Times)
- Neighbors Concerned New Hotel Garage Exit Will Be a Safety Hazard (DNA)
- Brown Line Closed Between Western & Kimball This Weekend for Track Repairs (DNA)
- Now That Food Carts Are Legal, Tunney & Reilly Want to Limit Where They Can Go (HuffPo)
- The 606 Gets Some Ink in Toronto’s Globe and Mail Newspaper
- Piece Brewery & Pizzeria Salutes The 606 / Markets Their Business With Drone Video (DNA)
- What’s Happening on the Lakefront Trail This Month (Active Trans)
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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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