Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 31
Streetsblog USA is on vacation this week.
9:05 AM CDT on August 31, 2016
- Divvy Cycles Damaged After Hit-and-Run Crash in Back of the Yards (Chicagoist)
- Amazon Plans to Add a Huge Distribution Center in Suburban Monee (Crain’s)
- How Can We Make It Safer to Bike to the N. Branch Trail Extension? (The Chainlink)
- Metra Trains Were Delayed by Rogers Park Lightning Strike (Sun-Times)
- Foster Closed From Pulaski to Cicero Through October for Bridge Reconstruction (DNA)
- 12-Year-Old Boy Charged With Stealing Bus From Oswego, Driving to Naperville (Tribune)
- Man Completes Mini-Triathlon Riding a Divvy & Wearing Wool Suit (DNA)
- Kids: Take the Bloomingdale Trail to School Tuesday, Get a Free Pencil Case (DNA)
- Active Trans‘ 9/25 Kickstand Classic Fundraiser Is Less Than a Month Away
Streetsblog USA is on vacation this week.
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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