Today’s Headlines for Monday, July 3

• 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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