Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 1
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9:00 AM CDT on July 1, 2016
- Members of Disabled Community Angry That Ride-Share Law Doesn’t Require Accessibility (DNA)
- Man Who Tried to Assault a Female Cyclist in Bridgeport Tried Again in Douglas (Trib, Sun-Times)
- New Uber App Tracks Whether Drivers Are Speeding (Sun-Times)
- Brown Line Service Resumes After Suspicious Package Investigation (Sun-Times)
- Help Decide How the Cortland/Ashland Viaduct Will Be Made Over With Online Survey (DNA)
- Lowered License Fee Means We May See More Produce Carts in Neighborhoods (DNA)
- July Events on the Lakefront Trail (Active Trans)
- Active Trans Will Host Meeting for Families of Crash Victims on 7/27
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