Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 11
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9:19 AM CDT on October 11, 2017
- Report: Midwest Infrastructure Is at risk From Climate Change-Related Damage (Tribune)
- Editorial: To Avoid Fare Hike & Service Cuts, Metra Should Reduce Labor Costs (Herald)
- Red Line Trains Stopped Twice Within a Half Hour Due to People on Tracks (Tribune)
- The Sisters of Urban Planner and Activist Alma Zamudio Talk About Her Life (DNA)
- DNA Looks at CDOT’s Efforts to Eliminate “Pork Chop Island” Slip Lanes
- RTA Board Charmain Kirk Dillard Wins APTA’s Local Distinguished Award
- McArthur Genius Rami Nashashibi Says Biking in Chicago Helps Him Find Balance (PBS)
- Lyft Announces a Partnership With Chance the Rapper to Support CPS (DNA)
- New Design for 33-Story Evanston TOD Shaves Off 3 Parking Spots (Curbed)
- Chicago Taco Authority Taqueria Will Feature a Treasure Trove of Transit Memorabilia (DNA)
- Bike Tour of Pullman Porter Museum, Big Marsh, and ACME Coke Plant on 11/12
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