Today’s Headlines for Thursday, January 20
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9:07 AM CST on January 21, 2016
- Metra Wi-Fi Pilot Officially Starts in a Month, But Some Cars Already Have It (Sun-Times)
- Disgraced Former RedFlex CEO Testifies at John Bills Trial (Tribune)
- Canadian Pacific Uses Chicago Congestion as an Argument for Railroad Merger (Crain’s)
- Bar Owners Want Wrigley Field to Follow Same Sound, Alcohol Rules in New Plaza (DNA)
- Trucker Driver Charged in School Bus Crash That Injured 9 Children in Beach Park (Tribune)
- Slow Roll Members Discuss the Significance of Chicago’s King Drive (CNN)
- Motorist Injured in Hometown In Metra Crash (Sun-Times)
- Teen BMW Driver Charged with DUI After His Passenger Died in Monday Crash (Tribune)
- Car Found Crashed into Bartending School Window Possibly Belongs to Ex-Bear (DNA)
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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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