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By John Greenfield

10:13 AM CDT on August 25, 2017

DUI Charge Filed on Fatal Crash on I-55 Near Channohon (Sun-Times)
Amtrak Signal Problems Delay Metra Trains at Union Station (Sun-Times)
Metra Viaduct at 51st Street Closing Until Halloween (DNA)
New Parking Restrictions in Boystown Designed to Curb Crime (Chicago Pride)
228 Apartments Could Replace Parking Lot at Canal & Kinzie (Curbed)
Loud Motorcycles in Alderman’s Crosshairs as LSD Noise Monitoring Starts (DNA)
Naperville NIMBYs Oppose Reopening Cow Tunnel to Pedestrian Traffic (Tribune)
Prairie Grass Softens the Lawrence Avenue Streetscape (DNA)

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John Greenfield

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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