Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, February 27
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9:11 AM CST on February 27, 2018
- Editorial: Chicago-Area Red Light Cam Programs Need More Oversight (Tribune)
- Podcast: Journalists, Including Natalie Moore, Look at Chicago Segregation Issues (Reveal)
- Driver Struck Woman, 55, in Winnetka Crosswalk, Cited for Failure to Yield (Tribune)
- $20M Settlement Advances in Off-Duty Cop’s DUI Case (Tribune)
- Security Footage Leads to Three Arrests in Pedway Robbery Cases (Tribune)
- CTA Is Installing 1,000 New Cameras, Upgrading 3,800 More (CBS)
- Monroe Street Bridge Over Kennedy Expressway Closed for Reconstruction (Sun-Times)
- Sterling Bay Buys a New North Branch Parcel at 1414 W. Willow (Crain’s)
- 10 Cycles Stolen From Elmhurst Community College Bike-Share Program (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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