Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 17
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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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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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