Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 5
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8:55 AM CDT on October 5, 2016
- Sign Active Trans‘ Petition Urging the City to Take Steps to Prevent Truck Fatalities
- Driver Dies After Crashing Into North Lawndale Building (Sun-Times)
- Wife of Chicago Police Officer Found Guilty of DUI That Killed Her Friends (Tribune)
- Kondrasheva Family Files Lawsuit Against Truck Driver and His Company (Tribune)
- Keating Law Discusses Why the Trucker’s Actions in Kondrasheva Case Were Illegal
- Tribune Readers Offer Ideas for Improving Bike Safety in Chicago
- A Classic Bikelash Letter to the Tribune: “Let the Cars Have Their Streets Back”
- Metra Is Tweaking the BNSF Line Schedule (Tribune)
- How to Deal With Biohazards on the CTA (RedEye)
- A Q & A About the CTA’s New Plastic Seats (Chicago Magazine)
- Interesting (and Illegal) Photos of the Wilson Stop Under Construction (Chicagoist)
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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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