Today’s Headlines for Monday, July 3
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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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