Today’s Headlines

9:12 AM CST on December 18, 2015

Ashland & Western Express Bus Weekday Service Returns Next Monday (DNA)
Driver Fatally Struck 49-Year-Old Woman in Back of the Yards, Charges Pending (Tribune)
Collision Injures Several, Including Officer & Cyclist, at Milwaukee/Sacramento (Tribune)
Trucker Struck Metra BNSF Line's Kedzie Bridge, Causing Train Delays (Sun-Times)
Northbound Red Trains Will Skip Stations Between Sheridan & Howard This Weekend (DNA)
Developers Behind Wicker Park TOD Gave Moreno $15K in Campaign Donations (DNA)
Plan Commission Approve Redevelopment of Logan Square's Mega Mall Site (DNA)
Active Trans' Family Friendly Bikeways Campaign Gets a Shout-Out in Bicycling Magazine
Elgin Gives Free Kids' Bikes to Parents & Grandparents Who Take Financial Literacy Class (Tribune)
Daily Herald Calls The 606 "A Place for Adults to Channel Their Inner Child"

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