Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 27
Streetsblog Chicago will be on vacation on Monday 10/30 and resume publication on Tuesday.
9:00 AM CDT on October 27, 2017
- Tribune Endorses IDOT/CMAP Proposal to Widen Highways to Add Tolled Lanes
- Police Search for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Cyclist Randy Harrison, 19, in Zion (ABC)
- Driver Fatally Struck Sneh Badhwar, 69, in Des Plaines (Daily Herald)
- After Felon Approved to Drive, BACP Demands That Lyft Replace Background Checker (Sun-Times)
- Red Line Trains Briefly Diverted to Downtown Elevated Tracks Due to Power Failure (Sun-Times)
- Loop ‘L’ Lines Will Be Rerouted for Randolph Station Demolition This Weekend (DNA)
- 2-Way PBL Now Open From Davis to Lincoln on Sheridan in Evanston (Daily Northwestern)
- Meet Chicago’s Biking Beekeeper Jana Kinsman (Chicago Reader)
- West Town Chamber Cycles & Suds Brewery Tour Sunday 10/30 Leaving From Commercial Park
Streetsblog Chicago will be on vacation on Monday 10/30 and resume publication on Tuesday.
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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