Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 4
Net National headlines at Streetsblog USA
9:00 AM CST on December 4, 2017
- O’Hare Express Rail: Vision or Mirage? (Tribune)
- The BGA Looks at IDOT’s Plan to Widen the Ike, Add Managed Lanes (Crain’s)
- Johnnie Osborne, 62, Dies 12 Days After Driver Struck Him in Englewood (Sun-Times)
- Police: Man Walking His Bike Along Kedzie/Homan Platform Accidentally Fell Onto Tracks (NBC)
- Suburban Express Shuttle Service to U. of I. Blasted for Racist Ads (Tribune)
- BBC Travel Checks Out Chicago’s Pedway
- Cool Drone Footage of the Chicago Riverwalk (Curbed)
Net National headlines at Streetsblog USA
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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