Today’s Headlines for Monday, November 16
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9:06 AM CST on November 16, 2015
- In the Wake of Paris Attacks, Heightened Security on Local Trains (ABC)
- CMAP Land Use Committee Approves Rte. 53 Report for a Second Time (Tribune)
- Pedestrian Dies 2 Days After Being Struck by a Driver in Stone Park (Sun-Times)
- Amtrak Adding 8 Extra Illinois Runs for Thanksgiving Travel Period (Amtrak in the Heartland)
- Good Investment, Eh? Canadian Pension Funds Buying Skyway Concession for $2.8B (Tribune)
- Despite Neighbors’ Fears of Traffic Woes, Tunney Breaks Ground on New Whole Foods (DNA)
- Wealthy Mundelein Couple Offers to Pay for Widening Street by Their House (Daily Herald)
- Bikes Donated in the Suburbs Offered as a Reward for CPS Honor Students (Daily Herald)
- Protected Intersection at Wash/Frank on BRT Corridor Is Almost Complete (CDOT Bikes)
- New Bike Corrals Installed in Albany Park & Lakeview (CDOT Bikes)
- Michigan Avenue Office buildings Circulate Petition to Ban Bucket Boys (DNA)
- Sentencing Hearing Tomorrow for Driver Who Killed Cyclist Hector Avalos (Chainlink)
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