Today’s Headlines for Thursday, February 15
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9:01 AM CST on February 15, 2018
- CTA Approves 4-Year Contract With Bus & Train Operators, Including 9.5% Raise (Sun-Times)
- 3 Police Officers Injured in Auburn-Gresham Crash (WGN)
- Police: Man Who Ran Onto Red Line Tracks Had Robbed Drug Store (Tribune)
- Des Plaines Will Spend $175K to Study Feasibility of a New Metra Stop (Herald)
- Elmhurst Sustainability Plan Calls for New Bike Routes Connecting Existing Trails (Herald)
- Mixed-Income Lofts Near 111th/Pullman Stop May Break Ground in Late Spring (Curbed)
- Couple Met At a Divvy Station, Included the Bikes in Their Engagement Photo (WGN)
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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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