Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 11
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9:08 AM CDT on July 11, 2017
- CTA Rail Union Members Favor Strike in Preliminary Vote (Tribune)
- New Environmental Law & Policy Center Report Recommends Ways to Revitalize the Pedway (Tribune)
- I-55 From South West Suburbs to Pontiac Renamed the Barack Obama Presidential Expressway (NPR)
- Driver Charged With Critically Injuring Male Pedestrian, 48, in McHenry Hit-and-Run (Sun-Times)
- Video: Man Steals Bike in West Loop by Lifting up Unbolted “Sucker Pole” (ABC)
- Metra BNSF Trains Delayed After Derailment in Aurora (Sun-Times)
- Metra Offering Discounted Passes for Lollapalooza (DNA)
- Congressman Mike Quigley Checks Out Heritage Bikes
- Vintage CTA Buses Are on Display at Daley Plaza Today (CBS)
- Gubernatorial Candidate J.B. Pritzker Speaks at ChiHackNight Tonight at 6:30 PM at Merchandise Mart
- Next Loop Alliance ACTIVATE Alley Party Takes Place 7/26 in Chicago Theater Alley
- Go Edgewater Is Hosting 9 Free Neighborhood Bike Tours This Summer
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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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