Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 24
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By
Steven Vance
9:00 AM CDT on June 24, 2016
- Emanuel Interested in More Metra Electric Service — Cheaper Than Red Extension (Tribune)
- Woman Stabbed to Death on Red Line Near 47th (ABC)
- Police Cite Drivers for Not Stopping for Pedestrians In Multi-Neighborhood Sting (DNA)
- City Council Finalizes Rules for Wrigley Field Plaza (DNA)
- Argyle Shared Street Will Require Public to “Shift Perspective” (Chicagoist)
- Alleys Make Chicago the “Alley Capital of America” (Reader))
- Wavy Divvy: Bike-Share Cycle Recovered From Lake Michigan (DNA)
- CTA Performer Not Afraid to ‘Panda’ to Riders’ Taste in Hip-Hop (DNA)
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Transportation planner and advocate. Steven also created Chicago Cityscape, a site that tracks neighborhood developments across the city.
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