Today’s Headlines for Friday, June 2
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9:00 AM CDT on June 2, 2017
- Active Trans Comes Out Against Metra Plan to Cut Service on Electric Line
- Judge Orders Claypool, Staff to Testify in CTA Whistleblower Case (WTTW)
- Is Chicago’s Cab Industry on the Verge of Collapse? (ABC)
- Current Efforts to Prevent Dooring Crashes Aren’t Working (Kevenides)
- Michael Reese Site To Become Housing, Hotel, Tech Space; Developer Picked (DNA)
- $141M Project to Bring 429 Apartments to State Street (Tribune)
- Company Hopes to Fill 40 Jobs by Placing “Coding Challenges” at 150 Bus Stops Across City (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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