Today’s Headlines
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8:42 AM CDT on April 4, 2017
- Study: 1 in 4 Drivers Was Using Phone Before Crash (Tribune)
- Officer in Unmarked Car Fatally Strikes Driver, 66, in Roseland (CBS)
- Police Release Image of Vehicle From Fatal Chicago Lawn Crash (Tribune)
- Judge OKs Lawsuit Alleging Police Code of Silence Led to Fatal DUI Crash (Tribune)
- Quigley Vows to Keep Federal Money Flowing for Bike, Transit Projects (DNA)
- Chicago Adds New 311 Code to Report Blocked Bike Lanes (Active Trans)
- Burnett Wants to Remove Planters on Madison to Make Room for Turn Lanes (DNA)
- Bad Idea: Police Will Patrol the Bloomingdale Trail on ATVs (DNA)
- Beer Company Offers $10 Towards Uber Rides Home From Sox, Cubs Openers (DNA)
- Mom-and-Pop Cafe at Evanston’s Central Metra Stop Is Fighting to Renew Its Lease (CBS)
- April Events on the Lakefront Trail (Active Trans)
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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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