Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 19
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8:53 AM CDT on October 19, 2017
- University of Illinois Plans Public-Private Research Center at Rezkoville Site (Sun-Times)
- Photos Released of Man Accused of Injuring 81-Year-Old in Brown Line Robbery (Tribune)
- School Bus Driver Hits Tree in Avondale, Hurting a Few of the Students (DNA)
- Neighbors Leave Shrine to Lewis Fost, a Man Who Lived in the Mayfair Viaduct for 3 Years (DNA)
- Here’s What the Jeff Park Transit Center Looked Like When It Opened in 1970 (DNA)
- WGN Looks at the “Bikes for Lesotho” Project, Which Has Shipped Thousands of Cycles
- Working Bikes Collected 123 Cycles During Will County Donation Drive (WGN)
- Ald. Michele Smith Hopes to Solve Rat Infestation at Belden/Clark With Concrete (DNA)
- After Cubs Loss, L.A. Metro Trolls the CTA, Also Mocked for “One ‘L’ of a Team” Posters (Tribune)
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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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