Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 9
$6.1 Billion O’Hare Expansion Includes New Underground Train (Crain’s) A List of CTA Service Changes for This Weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day Festivities (Tribune) Lake Street and Dearborn Street Bridges Were Closed This Morning for Testing (Sun-Times) Amazon Distribution Warehouses Just a Part of the Logistics Industry Boom (Tribune) An Interactive Graphic Showing Where Pothole Complaints … Continued
By
AJ LaTrace
9:32 AM CST on March 9, 2018
- $6.1 Billion O’Hare Expansion Includes New Underground Train (Crain’s)
- A List of CTA Service Changes for This Weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day Festivities (Tribune)
- Lake Street and Dearborn Street Bridges Were Closed This Morning for Testing (Sun-Times)
- Amazon Distribution Warehouses Just a Part of the Logistics Industry Boom (Tribune)
- An Interactive Graphic Showing Where Pothole Complaints are Most Reported (Sun-Times)
- How Chicago and Other Cities are Making Bike Sharing More Equitable (HuffPo)
- Chicago Park District Hosting Meetings to Discuss South Side Lakefront Development (CPD)
- FAA Uncovers Flaws in O’Hare Winter Storm Safety Procedures (Sun-Times)
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