Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 1
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9:02 AM CDT on August 1, 2017
- U.S. Steel Will Sell South Works Site to Emerald Living, Paving the Way for up to 20,000 Units (DNA)
- New Graphic Novel From CAF & Local Teens Looks at Displacement Issues Along The 606 (Next City)
- Washington-Wabash Station Slated to Open by Labor Day, Wabash Reopened to Vehicles (DNA)
- Op Ed: It’s Time to Create Rapid-Transit Service on the Metra Electric (South Side Weekly )
- Parents Share Near-Miss Horror Stories at Jeff Park School, Praise Plan for Bumpouts (DNA)
- Streetfilms Checks Out the Dutch-Inspired Intersection Treatment at Randolph/Dearborn
- Less Than a Week After Police Alert About 3 Robberies on The 606, a 4th Person Is Robbed (DNA)
- Bike Super-Commuter Bill Savage Reflects on Being a “Bi-Sider” Chicagoan (Chicago Mag)
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