Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 21
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10:07 AM CST on December 21, 2015
- First Impressions of Loop Link (CBS, WGN, Bike Law)
- Laquan McDonald Protesters Shut Down the Mag Mile on Friday (Tribune)
- Once Again, a Woman Is Followed From a Red Line Station and Sexually Assaulted (Sun-Times)
- CTA Riders Lift Train to Rescue Man Whose Leg Was Trapped Between Rail Car & Platform (DNA)
- Another Victim of the Milwauke Avenue Dooring Epidemic Gets a $60K Settlement (Keating)
- CTA & Metra Riders Get a Bigger Tax Break as Part of Congressional Budget Deal (Crain’s)
- CDOT’s Shared Cost Sidewalk Program Begins Accepting Applications on Jan. 12 (DNA)
- Hanover Park Lets Drivers Pay $50 Tickets With $20 Worth of Canned Food Donations (Fox)
- Before Retiring, Hilkevitch Looks Back on 18 Years of Tribune Transportation Reporting
- Wheaton Bike Shop Is Offering $1K Reward for Info on $7K Mountain Bike Theft (Tribune)
- Keating Law Is Offering Free Bike-Themed Patches & Bumper Stickers
- Should the CTA Holiday Train Have Hanukkah & Kwanzaa Decorations as Well? (RedEye)
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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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