Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, February 3
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8:50 AM CST on February 3, 2016
- Metra Puts Out an RFP for the Design & Production of 367 New Rail Cars (Tribune)
- LAZ Executive Charged With Steering Parking Contract to a Company for Kickbacks (Sun-Times)
- Motorist Fatally Strikes 69-Year-Old Woman at Diversey and Broadway (Tribune)
- Would-Be Robbers Follow Woman Onto Green Line Train, Punch Her in the Face (DNA)
- Driver Who Struck Cyclists on the North Shore Blames Crash on “Ghost Car” (Keating)
- After Input From Community, Developer Shortens Proposed S. Loop Tower, Reduces Parking (DNA)
- Northbound LaSalle Closed Between Randolph & Lake for Water Line Repairs (DNA)
- The Colorful Story of How Chicago’s Broadway Roadway Got Its Name (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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