Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, January 17
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9:15 AM CST on January 17, 2017
- Active Trans: Increase Enforcement Without Unfairly Targeting Low-Income Neighborhoods
- Speakers Discuss Race, Inequality, and Economic Growth at MPC Event
- 3 Killed, 1 Injured in Eisenhower Expressway Crash (CBS)
- 12-Year-Old Boy Dies After Crash In Barrington Park (Tribune)
- 7 Injured After SUV Driver Blows Red Light, Strikes CTA Bus (CBS)
- Woman Steals Car, Crashes It Into a Garden Wall — 2nd Car/Building Crash This Week (DNA)
- 3 Projects Planned for River North Block, Including TOD With 149 Units, 20 Spaces (Curbed)
- Interesting Factoids About the CTA (RedEye)
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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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