Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 11
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9:06 AM CST on March 11, 2016
- The CTA Has Installed 66 New Bus Tracker Displays at 51 Rail Stations (CBS)
- A Preview of What the Interior of the New 7000 Series CTA Cars Will Look Like (Sun-Times)
- Drunk Driver Whose Passengers Drowned After He Drove Into Lake Avoids Prison Time (Tribune)
- Ken Dunkin Ad: “We All Know the Feeling You Get When The Light Flashes” After You Blow a Red
- CDOT Plans to Rebuild the 100-Year-Old Irving Park Bridge (DNA)
- Union Station’s Stairs, Made Famous in “The Untouchables” Have Been Rebuilt (Tribune)
- Yorkville Officials Are Urging Metra to Bring Commuter Rail Service to the City (Tribune)
- UPS Driver Recognized for 25 Year With No Crashes Recommends Driving Slower (Tribune)
- MPC Fellow James R. Reilly Discusses Illinois’ Infrastructure Crisis at April 4 Event
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