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By
Steven Vance
9:25 AM CST on December 30, 2015
- In Beverly, Everyone is a Pedestrian, and Other Neighborhood Urbanism Hopes for 2016
- Two Chicagoans Among Those Who Died in Car Crash With Metra Train in Hometown (Tribune)
- After Response to Battery Call, Driver Almost Hits Police Officer With His Car (DNA)
- Two People Died After Their Car Crashed Into Tollway Plaza on Tri-State (Sun-Times)
- Just Like Us: Tribune Finds That People Who Work For Governments Also Speed
- Cop-on-Bike Arrests Teenage Tagger on the Bloomingdale Trail (DNA)
- Uber’s Top Destinations List is Pretty Boring Compared to Lyft’s
- During Protest Outside Mayor Emanuel’s Home, It’s Noted His Sidewalk Isn’t Shoveled (Tribune)
- Car Insurance Balks at Paying For Medical Injuries Caused by Their Driver’s Dooring (Bike Law Illinois)
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