Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 12
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8:57 AM CDT on July 12, 2017
- Crain’s Looks at Proposal to Create New Land at Oak/Michigan as Part of N. LSD Rehab
- $15M Allocated for New Peterson Metra Station, But Project Still Isn’t Moving (DNA)
- Proposal for Lakeshore East Includes 2,043 residences, 926 hotel rooms (Curbed)
- Elburn Man Charged With DUI in Crash That Killed Brother-in-Law (Tribune)
- Mother and 20-Month-Old Son Killed in SUV/Truck Crash in North Chicago (Tribune)
- Red Line Rider Hit With BB or Pellet Gun While Exiting Train at 79th (ABC)
- Average Chicago Driver Spends About 56 Hours Per Year Looking for Parking (Tribune)
- Flooding Halts Metra Trains, Closes Roads in Lake County (Sun-Times)
- Safety Repairs Starting This Week at Metra’s Hubbard Woods Station (Tribune)
- Active Trans Leads a Bike Ride From Lincoln Park Conservatory to Sox Park on 7/30
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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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