Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 17
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9:28 AM CDT on April 17, 2018
- Committee Approves Reilly’s Proposal to Triple Double Parking Fines (Sun-Times)
- O’Hare Express Hopeful Elon Musk Raises $113M for Tunnels & Hyperloop (Crain’s)
- Officers Accused of Scheme to Provide Free United Center Parking to Cops (Sun-Times)
- Developers Propose City’s 2nd-Largest Skyscraper Next to Trib Tower Condos (Tribune)
- CBS Talks With Residents About the Proposal to Extend Green Line to Obama Center
- Jim Dalke From Chicago Inno Discusses the Pros & Cons of Dockless Bike-Share With WGN
- LimeBike and Ofo Have Launched in Saint Louis (Next STL)
- West Dundee Is Installing Bike Racks Downtown (Tribune)
- U. of Illinois is Working With Bike Shops to Promote Cycling on Campus (Daily Illini)
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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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