Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 9
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8:49 AM CST on March 9, 2017
- 41st Street Ped Bridge Project Put on Hold After IDOT Witholds $2M Contribution (Tribune)
- Abandoned Parking Lot Next to N. Shore Channel Trail Will Be Turned Into a Park (DNA)
- CTA Board Approves Extending the 31st Street Bus Pilot Another 6 Months (DNA)
- Police Commander: It’s Getting More Common for Road Rage to Result in Gunfire (DNA)
- Guzzardi Calls for Allowing Rent Control, Realtors Lobby Against It (Crain’s)
- Divvy’s Place in the National Bike-Share Revolution (Vox)
- Department of Finance Pledges More Enforcement of Bike Lane Violations (DNA)
- On “A Day Without Women” Female CTA Workers Rallied for Better Conditions (ABC)
- Driver Blows Stop Sign in Washington Park, Causing Multi-Vehicle Crash (NBC)
- Metra MD-W Line Delayed After Wind Takes Down a Power Line in Elgin (Herald)
- Why Aren’t Norridge and Harwood Heights Part of the City of Chicago? (DNA)
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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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