Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 6
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9:09 AM CST on January 6, 2017
- City Drops Plan to Have a Developer Manage Riverwalk Concession Contracts (Sun-Times)
- Uber Is Schedule to Provide a Wheelchair Accessibility Plan to the City Later This Month (Tribune)
- No Injuries In I-57 Shooting That Stalled Traffic for More Than an Hour (DNA)
- Edison Park Anti-TOD Plan With 30 Condos, 159 Spaces Killed By Committee (Curbed)
- A Photo Tour of Near North Side Residential High-Rise Construction (Curbed)
- Ex-CDOT Commissioner on How LSD South of River Was Straightened Out 30 Years Ago (DNA)
- How Many Blocks Are There In Chicago? The Answer’s Not So Simple (DNA)
- LuftWerk Will Illuminate 606’s Milwaukee Bridge With Installation Tomorrow at 4 PM (Curbed)
- MPC Annual Luncheon on 1/9 Features Discussion of Economic Affects of Segregation
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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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