Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, October 18
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9:00 AM CDT on October 18, 2016
- Active Trans Releases Chicago River Trail Action Plan
- 100s of Women Form Human Chain Around Trump Tower to Protest Its Owner (DNA)
- Dashcam Video Shows Deadly High-Speed Police Chase, Crash (CBS)
- WBEZ Talks With State Rep, Residents About Crosswalk Dangers
- “Chicago Fire” Staged a Commercial Vehicle / Bike Crash on Michigan Ave. (DNA)
- RedEye Looks at the Future of Self-Driving Cars in Chicago
- TOD Proposed Near Brown Line’s Southport Station (Curbed)
- More Info on Upcoming CTA Station Art Installations (DNA)
- New Green Bike Lane Paint at Milwaukee/Halsted Disintegrated Fast (The Chainlink)
- Transportation Consultant Mark Fenton Does a Walk Audit of Glencoe (Tribune)
- How Did the Blue Line Get Placed Under the Chicago River, Twice? (DNA)
- Vote to Raise Up to $20K for Palos Mountain Bike & Hiking Trails (The Chainlink)
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