Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 12
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8:52 AM CDT on October 12, 2016
- Chicago Fire Lt. Danny Carbol, 56, Dies After Evergreen Park Bike Crash (DNA)
- Male Pedestrian, 80, Fatally Struck by Driver in Joliet (Patch)
- West-Suburban Teens Complete Green Line Wheels Earn-a-Bike Program (Active Trans)
- Armitage Between Kedzie & Hamlin Is a Mess Right Now, Will Be Repaved Soon (DNA)
- Undeterred Sanders Booster Holds 1-Woman Rallies on Pedestrian Bridge (Tribune)
- MPC‘s Barnett Talks about TOD at NICAR Event Thursday 11:30 a.m. in Oak Brook
- Active Trans Annual Meeting Takes Place Nov. 16 at IIT-Kent Law School
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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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