Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 2

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By John Greenfield

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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John Greenfield

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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