Today’s Headlines for Thursday, December 17

  • #BlackChristmas Takeover of Mag Mile Planned for December 24 (DNA)
  • CDOT, CTA, Active Trans & Hilkevitch Discuss the Upcoming Loop Link Debut (WBEZ)
  • Curbed Looks at the Loop Link Plan
  • MPC Looks Back at Their 2015 Accomplishments
  • Chicago Is a Battleground for 3 Warring Railroad Companies (Crains)
  • 2 Metra Police Officers Honored for Saving Life of Heart Attack Victim (DNA)
  • Disgruntled Uber Driver Attacks Customers With Snow Brush (DNA)
  • Driver Makes a Fake 911 Call to Avoid Being Towed, and Almost Succeeds (DNA)
  • Booming Businesses Expected for Intercity Buses This Holiday Season (DNA)
  • Gonnella Bread Is Toast, Demolished to Make Way for a New TOD (DNA)
  • Have You Checked Out the MSI’s “Art of the Bicycle” Exhibit? (Edwardville Intelligencer)

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