Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, December 1
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9:08 AM CST on December 1, 2015
- Merchants: McDonald Protest That Closed Mag Mile Cut Friday Sales by 25-50% (Tribune)
- Ventra App Gets First Big Test Today as Metra Riders Begin Using It for Monthly Passes (Tribune)
- Officer Crashes Car While Chasing Man Who Stole Van With 2-Year-Old Girl Inside (Tribune)
- Woman Who Fatally Struck Man on Bike in Waukegan While Using Phone Gets Probation (Tribune)
- Remembering Sean Morris, a Founder of Active Trans Who Translated “Safe Cycling in Chicago”
- Chicago’s Winter Parking Ban on Main Streets Has Started (DNA)
- Here’s What the CTA Map Might Look Like if Frank Lloyd Wright Had Designed It (Curbed)
- It’s #GivingTuesday — Your Tax-Deductible Gift Will Help Keep Streetsblog CHI Rolling. Thanks!
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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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