Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, March 28
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8:53 AM CDT on March 28, 2018
- Ald. Villegas Demands That Minority Contractors Get Fair Share of O’Hare Work (Sun-Times)
- Black Evanston Residents Subject to Stop-and-Frisk More Often Than Any Other Group (Tribune)
- State Plan Calls for $200M to Make Railroad Crossings Safer (Journal Star)
- The Tribune Syndicates Peter Taylor’s SBC Op-Ed on Modernizing the Metra Electric
- Residents Who Live Across From Obama Center Site Get $100 Rent Hike (Beachwood Reporter)
- Despite Scott Walker’s Hatred of Transit, Milwaukee Launches Streetcar Route (Journal Sentinel)
- There’s Still Time to Register for the Illinois Bike Summit on May 7 at UIC
- Early Bird Registration Is Open for the Transport Chicago Conference on June 1
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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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