Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 16
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9:00 AM CST on December 16, 2016
- IDOT Proposes Widening the Eisenhower to Add Tolled Lanes (Tribune)
- 5 Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving CTA Bus in Chatham (Tribune)
- Driver Crashes Car Into Chicago Lawn Police Station (Tribune)
- CTA, Union Conflict Could Halt Job Program for Ex-Offenders (DNA)
- Mapping the West Loop Development Boom (Curbed)
- Tribune’s Mary Wisniewski Talks About DePaul’s Idaho Stop Study (Chicago Tonight)
- “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life”: WXRT‘s Jason Thomas’ Winter Cycling Survival Tips
- Putting the “Abs” in “Cabbies”: Taxi Drivers Create Pin-Up Calendar for Charity (DNA)
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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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