Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 5
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8:59 AM CDT on August 5, 2016
- More Coverage of the Wrongful Death Suit in the Klingenberg Case (Tribune, DNA)
- Western/Belmont Project Entering Final Phase (DNA)
- Wrigleyville Anti-TOD With 150 Units, 400 Spaces Hailed as “Transit-Friendly” (Tribune)
- 500 Units Planned for Site Near Polk Stop Where Parking Garages Now Stand (Crain’s)
- North Branch Industrial Corridor Meeting Takes Place August 10 (Curbed)
- IL Paychecks Are Sporadic So State Rep Andrade Driving Uber to Make Ends Meet (DNA)
- 11.59M Dead in O-Hi-O? CTA Display Predicts Doom for Buckeye State (DNA)
- Go on a Car-Free Camping Trip to Chain O’ Lakes With The North Loop Ride August 27-28
- Help Fight Lou Gehrig’s Disease This Fall With The Ride to Defeat ALS Program
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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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