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9:18 AM CST on November 17, 2016

    • CTA Board Approves $400M in Borrowing for Red/Purple Grant Matching Funds (Sun-Times)
    • Tribune Editorial Board Member: Trump's Infrastructure Plan Is an Illusion
    • 2 Hurt After SUV Driver T-Bones Semi in Skokie and the Truck Falls on Its Side (CBS)
    • Active Trans E-Newsletter Provides Updates on Regional Transportation Projects
    • Evanston, Aurora, Schaumburg, DeKalb, Carbondale Win Awards From Bike League
    • New Renderings of the Centrum Development, Next to The 606's Milwaukee Entrance (Curbed)
    • CTA Gifts Rolls Out a New Toy Holiday Train, 'L'-Inspired Kids' Backpacks
    • Hearing on 41st Ward Participatory Budgeting Process 6 PM Tonight at Taft High (DNA)
    • Community Input Meeting on the Paseo Plan 8 PM Tonight at La Catrina In Pilsen (DNA)

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