Today’s Headlines for Monday September, 11
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9:00 AM CDT on September 11, 2017
- Kamin Looks at the Growth of Chicago’s “Super Loop,” Including Density & Parking (Tribune)
- Driver, 35, Killed in Head-on With CTA Bus in Washington Park Neighborhood (Tribune)
- David P. Weber of Venedy, IL, Killed on Bike by Teen Who Was Texting While Driving (Keating)
- Driver Charged With Hit-and-Run After Killing Oldrich V. Vitek, 45, Last Month (Sun-Times)
- Police Release Photo of Man Accused of Pushing Another CTA Customer on ‘L’ Tracks (DNA)
- Most Police Officers Guilty of DUIs Keep Jobs, Get a Slap on the Wrist (Sun-Times)
- Driver Cited for Failure to Yield After Injuring a Cyclist in Aurora (Tribune)
- CTA Customers Have Forfeited $16M by Failing to Register Ventra Cards for $5 Refund (Tribune)
- Orange Line Service Temporarily Delayed After “Minor” Electrical Fire (Chicagoist)
- Bike Boxes Replace (Relocated) Bus Stops at the North/Damen/Milwaukee “Crotch” (DNA)
- MPC’s Annual Luncheon Is on 9/22 With a Keynote by Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts
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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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