Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 29
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8:57 AM CDT on October 29, 2015
- Extension of PTC Deadline Until 12/31/18 Will Avert Metra Shutdown (Tribune)
- CTA Is Ready to Re-Open the Yellow Line Tomorrow (Tribune)
- City Council Approve Lucas Museum; Bears Will Get 1,300 More Parking Spots (Tribune)
- Jeff Park Residents Are Unhappy About Plan to Make Wilson/Lamon 1-Way (DNA)
- Gas Prices Plummet to as Low as $2.05 a Gallon in the Suburbs (CBS)
- 9 Hospitalized After Someone Threw a Smoke Bomb on a CTA Bus (DNA)
- Drivers Ignore LSD Lane Closures, Hit Exposed Sewer Caps & Leave a Trail of Hubcaps (DNA)
- Developer Proposes 3,000 Homes, 500 Hotel Rooms by Soldier Field (Crain’s)
- Video: Police Impound a Lyft Driver’s Vehicle for Picking Up Passenger at O’Hare (Illinois Policy)
- City Issues Memo With Rules for Homeless People Living Under Viaducts (DNA)
- Oak Park Residents Will Vote on Whether to Build a Sound Wall Next to the Ike (Tribune)
- Batavia Considers Dropping Requirement for Sidewalks With New Home Construction (Herald)
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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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