Today’s Headlines for Tuesday August 15
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9:25 AM CDT on August 15, 2017
- CTA Trains Stopped at Fullerton After Body Discovered on Tracks (Tribune)
- City Is Working to Integrate Divvy and Ventra Payment Systems (Sun-Times)
- Emanuel Cuts the Final Ribbon on the Fullerton/Damen/Elston “Hotdog” Bypass Project (DNA)
- Wall Street Journal Looks at How a Hedge Fund Billionaire Funded Lakefront Trail Improvements
- McDonald’s “Vendor Village” TOD With Space for 1K Workers, 40 Cars, Breaking Ground (Curbed)
- People Who Park Cars at Vernon Hills Metra Station Will Be Able to Pay Via an App (Tribune)
- Bike to the Marktown Centennial Celebration 8/18 8 AM From the Spoke & Bird Cafe
- “Bike the Eclipse” Ride 8/21 12:30 PM From Buckingham Fountain (Active Trans)
- Rogers Park Business Alliance Hosts at Forum on TODs on 8/23 7 PM at 7212 N. Clark (Ald. Moore)
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