Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 14
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9:03 AM CDT on March 14, 2017
- Black and Latino Communities Have Disproportionately Longer Commute Times (MPC)
- 7 Injured, 1 Critically, as Some 35 Drivers Crash on the Kennedy Expressway (Tribune)
- The New York Times Checks Out the Bloomingdale Trail, La Villita Park
- RTA Chair: To Keep Our Transit System Safe, We Need More Investment (Sun-Times)
- Metra Wants Rider Input on Fare Options (Sun-Times)
- Wilson Stop’s Elevator Could Open in Early Fall, Months Earlier Than Planned (DNA)
- New Personal Injury Firm Specializes in Ride-Share-Related Cases (Tribune)
- Download Thank You Cards for Workers for Upcoming Transit Appreciation Day (RTA)
- City Plans to Use Riverside Face of the Merchandise Mart as a Projection Screen (Curbed)
- Meeting to Discuss Lakefront Trail Separation 3/22, 4-7 PM in Lincoln Park (Active Trans)
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