Today’s Headlines for Monday, March 13
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9:06 AM CDT on March 13, 2017
- Illinois Gets Poor Marks in Its American Society of Civil Engineers Report Card (Chicagoist)
- Active Trans Victim Advocate Was Injured by a Driver Who Ran Stop Sign, Wasn’t Ticketed
- 1 Dead, 6 Injured After Robbery and Assault Suspect Crashes on the Eisenhower (Patch)
- CTA Bus Driver Crashes Into Social Service Center in Craigin (NBC)
- Volkswagen Settlement Could Lead to New Electric School Buses for Area Schools (Tribune)
- 1800 Block of North Milwaukee Could See 2 Different TOD Projects (Curbed)
- Brookfield Seeks Input on Active Transportation Plan (Active Trans)
- “Pedalheads” Bike-Ed Classes Will Be Taught at 4 Outlets in CPS Schoolyards (DNA)
- Open Thread: What Transportation Amenity Should Be Named After Obama (Curbed)
- Low Line Community Meeting 3/28, 6-8 PM Lincoln-Belmont Library (Lakeview Chamber)
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