Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 8
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8:10 AM CDT on July 8, 2016
- Black Lives Matters Activists Took Over Dan Ryan to Protest Police Shootings (NBC)
- Streeterville Tower With 444 Units, 181 Spaces, Ready to Break Ground (Curbed)
- Architect Asks Lucas to Reconsider, Suggesting Former U.S. Steel Site (Curbed)
- DUI Crackdown in Albany Park This Weekend (DNA)
- Foster Will Be Closed Between Foster & Pulaski Next Week for Sewer Work (DNA)
- Minneapolis Star Tribune Lists Biking as One of Chicago’s Premier Tourist Attractions
- Chicago’s 2016 Olympics Plan Included Dedicated Lanes on LSD for Olympic Traffic (DNA)
- Barrel Down Lincoln Avenue on the #11 Bus for a Transit-Oriented Pub Crawl (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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