Today’s Headlines for Thursday, June 14

9:00 AM CDT on June 14, 2018

Chicago Taps Musk and His Hypothetical Tunneling Tech for O'Hare Express Project (Tribune)
Scheinfeld Talks to WBEZ About Efforts to Address Chicago's Pedestrian Fatality Surge
CTA Signs off on Purchase 20 All-Electric Buses for $32M (Tribune)
Man Dies After Falling Off Pedestrian Bridge Near Wrigley Building (Tribune)
WTTW Reporter and Triathlete Elizabeth Brackett Critically Injured in LFT Bike Crash
$5K Reward Offered to Find Driver Who Killed Motorcyclist Steve Lajin, 22 (WGN)
CBS Looks at Commuter Crowding Associated With Metra's PTC Installation Schedule
Active Trans Looks at Bike Lane Uprising's Effort to Keep Bikeways Clear and Safe

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