Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, January 3
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9:05 AM CST on January 3, 2017
- Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Woman Who Had Collapsed in a Crosswalk in Austin (ABC)
- Teen Dies After Crashing Car Into Loop ‘L’ Pillar While Driving Against Traffic (Tribune)
- 4 Officers Injured After Police Crash While Responding to a Call for Back-up (ABC)
- GM Executive: Chicago Should Facilitate the Testing of Self-Driving Cars (Crain’s)
- City Planners Lay Out Options for Extending the Bloomingdale Trail East (Curbed)
- Bottlenecks Will Complicate Lakefront Trail Separation Plans (Tribune)
- New Wilson, Edgewater, Washington/Wabash & 95th (South Terminal) Stations in 2017 (DNA)
- CTA Announces Deal With Unions to Extend Job Program for Ex-Offenders (Tribune)
- Metra: Customers Must Transfer Mobile Tickets on New Phones (NBC)
- Extension of the Blue Line Past Logan Was Blamed for Decline of Car-Centric Businesses (DNA)
- Kathy “Plates” Schubert, a Bike-Friendly Bridge Advocate, Also Promotes Blood Donation (ABC)
- What’s on Your 2017 Chicago Development Wish List? (Curbed)
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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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