Today’s Headlines for Thursday, December 22
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9:06 AM CST on December 22, 2016
- “Lake Front Bike Path is a Disaster”: Emails Reveal Backstory of $12M Griffin Donation (Tribune)
- Tribune Praises Trail Separation Plan, Calls for Converting Soldier Field Lot to Green Space
- CDOT Commissioner Scheinfeld Discusses Upcoming Infrastructure Projects (WTTW)
- Emanuel Cuts Ribbon on 1st Completed Section of $222M Cargo Handling Facility at O’Hare (DNA)
- 4 Hurt After Driver of Stolen SUV Crashed Into a CTA Bus in Bronzeville (Tribune)
- DUI Crackdown in the Bridgeport Area This Weekend (DNA)
- Sign Active Trans‘ Vision Zero Call to Action in Support of Safer Street Designs
- Newsman & Ride-Share Driver Anthony Ponce Discusses His Support for Active Trans
- Fascinating Archival Footage of the Earliest Days of the CTA (DNA)
- Hero Issues Fake Tickets to People Who Selfishly Call “Dibs” on Parking Spots (DNA)
- Today’s 606 Trail Report: “Beautiful Morning for a Bike Ride on the 612!” (FOTBT)
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