Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 7
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9:01 AM CST on March 7, 2017
- AAA Illinois Urges State Legislators to Vote No on Bill to Raise Highway Speed Limits
- 18-Year-Old Woman Killed, 2 Others Injured, in Barrington Heights Crash (CBS)
- To Reduce Ped Fatalities “Wake Up to the Reality… Outside [Your] Windshield” (Tribune)
- Next City Looks at the Wicker Park / Bucktown Master Plan Update
- Naperville Bike Ride Promotes Cycling as a Strategy to Aid Addiction Recovery (Herald)
- Will the New Target Store at the “Punkin’ TOD” Hurt or Help Small Businesses? (DNA)
- Rolla, Missouri, Looks to Divvy as a Best Practice for Bike-Share (RDN)
- CTA Releases Cool Vintage Photos to Celebrate Its 70th Birthday (Time Out)
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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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