Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, September 13
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9:14 AM CDT on September 13, 2017
- Social Justice News Network Looks at South Side Bike Equity Issues
- Police: Driver Ran Red on Near West Side, Leading to Death of Passenger (Tribune)
- DNA: Sterling Bay Hopes to Lure Amazon to Chicago With Grand Plans for Finkl Steel Site
- City Is Adding 952 More Vacant Properties to Its $1 Large Lots Program (Curbed)
- Merchants Say They’re in the Dark About 197-Unit Development Planned by Wilson Stop (DNA)
- Daley’s, Chicago’s Oldest Restaurant, Located by the Cottage Grove Stop, Is Moving (DNA)
- Pedestrian Bridge Projects in South Elgin Are “Rocking and Rolling” (Tribune)
- New Trail Segment in Grayslake Will Fill a Gap in Lake County Path Network (Tribune)
- Does the Chicago Riverwalk Work as a Bike Commuting Option? (The Chainlink)
- Mayor’s Bike Advisory Council Meeting Today at 3 PM at City Hall Room 1103
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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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