Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 9
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8:57 AM CDT on August 9, 2016
- Hundreds Fill Downtown Streets to Protest Police Killing of Paul O’Neal (DNA)
- Could a Red Crosswalk Beacon Have Prevented Recent Mt. Prospect bike Death? (Herald)
- 35th Street Pedestrian Bridge Is Nearly Completed & It’s Easy on the Eyes (DNA)
- CDOT Will Strip Parking on Milwaukee in Irving Park to Accommodate Bike Lanes (DNA)
- Chinatown Considers Creating a New SSA to Help Improve the Business District (Gazette)
- City Asks Pokemon Go to Remove Stop After Players Trample Dunes in Loyala Park (DNA)
- Arboretum, Which Once Banned Bikes, Hosts “Bikes, Branches & Bites” on 8/13 (Tribune)
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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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