Today’s Headlines for Thursday, September 14
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9:45 AM CDT on September 14, 2017
- Chicago-Pittsburgh Team Is a Winner in “Challenge” to Plan Largely Hypothetical Hyperloop Route
- Walsh Construction Win Contract for Next Year’s $25M Jeff Park Transit Center Makeover (DNA)
- Driver Charged With Aggravated DUI for Fatal Crash That Sent Tire Through Church Window (DNA)
- Pedestrian Fatality Leads to 2-Hour Delays on Metra UP-N Trains (DNA)
- Metra Is Raising Fares for 4th Time in 4 Years, Carter Says He Hopes to Avoid CTA Fare Hike (CBS)
- New Municipal IDs Will Double as Ventra and Library Cards (Tribune)
- Park Replacing Parking Lot Will Be Named for Bike-Bridge-Blocking Alderman Berny Stone (DNA)
- “Empire” Creator Says He Often Finds Shoot Locations While biking Around Chicago (Sun-Times)
- Lots of Events to Celebrate the 30th (Actually 20th) Anniversary of Monthly Chicago Critical Mass Rides
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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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