Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September 12
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9:08 AM CDT on September 12, 2017
- New Metra Chief James Derwinski Discusses Plans to Attract More Riders (Herald)
- Uptown Tent City Lawsuit Accuses City of “Elevating Bicycles Over” Homeless People (DNA)
- MPC Looks at the Future of Permanent Supportive Housing in Illinois
- Driver Fatally Struck Vanessa Pierce, 26, in Melrose Park (Tribune)
- There Was a DUI Crackdown in the Morgan Park District Last Weekend (DNA)
- Tesla Has Opened an Electric Car Charging Station at 225 N. Columbus (Tribune)
- Edgewater Buzz Looks at the South Shore Line’s Obstructionism Over Closing Burnham Gap
- Nifty Summer Extenders or “Privilege Pods”? Either Way, the Riverwalk Domes Are Back (DNA)
- Daily Line Panel “How Transportation Will Change Chicago” Tonight at 6 PM at Hotel Monaco
- Bike to Fermilab’s Open House on Saturday, 9/23 (Adventure Cycling)
- Architecture Foundation Announces 2017 Sites for Open House Chicago on 10/14-15 (Curbed)
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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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