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Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 17

8:59 AM CDT on October 17, 2016

    • $15M Belmont Blue Upgrade Will Include Permanent Prepaid Boarding (Curbed)
    • Metra Proposes 5.8% Fare Hike to Take Effect February 1 (DNA)
    • CTA Gets $400K Grant to Incorporate Divvy Info, Payment Into Ventra App (FTA)
    • Ventra App Has Been Downloaded 1 Million Times (Tribune)
    • Tribune Looks at the Transportation Lockbox Amendment
    • Four 'L' Stations Will Receive Artwork From Award-Winning Artists (CTA)
    • Woman's Arm Partially Severed in Kennedy Rollover Crash (Sun-Times)
    • Driver Gets 3 Years for DUI Crash That Killed Passenger (Sun-Times)
    • Police Warn of String of Robberies Onboard Forest Park Branch (NBC)
    • Ravenswood Residents Pass Judgement on Diverter Before Test Is Over (Tribune)
    • Ben Joravsky Discusses Divvy TIF Funding With Dave "Mr. Bike" Glowacz (ChiGov.com)
    • Hearing on Bike Improvements to Chicago, Sheridan in Evanston Tonight (Northwestern)

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John Greenfield

In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes about transportation and other topics for additional local publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and 'L' train.

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