Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 8
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9:03 AM CDT on August 8, 2016
- Fourth Red-Line-Related Stabbing This Summer Happened Near 47th Street (Fox)
- Police Release Photo of Suspected Green Line Armed Robber (Tribune)
- After Lumber Trucker Loses Cargo, Bishop Ford Resembles a Lincoln Logs Set (CBS)
- Reilly: Illegal BRT Lane Use by Private Shuttles Is “Totally Unacceptable” (Twitter)
- CDOT on Track to Pave 300 Miles of Streets This Year (DNA)
- Repaving on Damen Between Addison and Irving Park Road Starts Tuesday (DNA)
- 442 Units With 169 Spaces Proposed Near Morgan Green Line Stop (Curbed)
- Developers Plan 500 Apartments for Illinois Medical District (Curbed)
- Rogers Parker Bikes From LA to DC, Teaching Kids About Healthy Lifestyles (DNA)
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