Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 12
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8:29 AM CDT on October 12, 2015
- Active Trans Asks the City to Increase Its 50-Mile Bike Lane Goal to 100 Miles (Tribune)
- White House & U.S. DOT Will Honor Slow Roll Chicago’s Oboi Reed Next Week (Tribune)
- Aldermen Complain That Menu Item Costs Have Skyrocketed in The Last Decade (Sun-Times)
- SUV Driver Seriously Injured Pedestrian in Naperville (Sun-Times)
- Prosecutor: Cocaine-Covered Driver Stopped for Drag Racing Intentionally Rammed Police Cars (DNA)
- Grayslake Woman Charged With Assaulting a Metra Conductor (Tribune)
- Uptown Merchants Say Wilson Station Construction Is Hurting Business (DNA)
- Streetwise Magazine Issue About The 606 & Gentrification Sold Like Hotcakes (DNA)
- Auto-Erotic? House Your Beloved Vehicles in a Car Condo (Crain’s)
- S. Lakeview Neighbors Launched Survey on Lincoln Hub, Will Discuss at Meeting This Tuesday
- Hearing This Thursday in the Case Against the Driver Who Killed Bobby Cann (The Chainlink)
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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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