Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 20
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9:03 AM CST on January 20, 2017
- Chicago Gets Ready for 50K Trump Protesters in the Loop for Women’s March (Tribune)
- CTA Promotes Itself as “Convenient & Affordable” Way to Get to the Demonstration (Chicagoist)
- Leaders Respond to Trump; Rahm, Tammy Say Infrastructure May Be Common Ground (Reader)
- Springfield Stalemate May Kill Plan to Widen I-55 (Crain’s)
- Suburban Bloomingdale Officer Dies in Crash While Responding to a Call (Tribune)
- DUI Crackdown on Lake Shore Drive This Weekend (DNA)
- SSA Money Will Be Spent on Private Security for Broadway, Sheffield in Lakeview (DNA)
- OakPark.com Looks at Automated Enforcement Along Harlem Avenue
- State Republicans Propose Replacing Thompson Center With 115-Story Skyscraper (Curbed)
- Activists: Cleaning Up the Public Way Has Multiple Benefits for Poor Neighborhoods (DNA)
- Rogers Park Woman Offers $1K Reward for Ring She Lost on the ‘L’ (DNA)
- Toronzo Cannon Is a CTA Bus Driver by Day, Bluesman by Night (Tribune)
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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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