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Today’s Headlines for Monday, July 3

9:01 AM CDT on July 3, 2017

    • We Did It! For 3rd Year in a Row, Readers Help SBC Raise $50K, Win $25K Grant From CCT
    • Emanuel Calls for Raising Federal Gas Tax to Fund Transit, Says Mayoral Control Keeps CTA Functional (NYT)
    • Cahill: Musk's Fantasy of a Hyperloop Tunnel to O'Hare Is So Crazy It Just Might Work (Crain's)
    • Hairston Withdraws Ordinance to Strip Commercial Zoning From 71st Street (DNA)
    • Motorist Disarmed by Police After Pulling Gun on Chicago Critical Mass Riders Friday (The Chainlink)
    • Man Charged With Molesting 4 Woman at or Near CTA Stops, Admits to Dozens of Other Attacks (Tribune)
    • In the Wake of Uber Controversies, Lyft Gains in Chicago Market (Tribune)
    • Metra's July Monthly Pass Features 115th St. Station, Which Was Demolished on Friday (DNA)
    • Tied House Restaurant Is Replacing the Parking Lot of Schuba's Tavern (Curbed)
    • Actress Amy Poehler Recalls Her Days Biking in Chicago, "The Cheapest Way to Get Around" (Sun-Times)
    • Entrepreneur Talks Frankly About Quest to Open Hot Dog Stand at LaSalle Metra Stop (Tribune)
    • Planning Department Releases Public Meetings Schedule for North Branch Zoning Changes

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