Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 1
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10:37 AM CDT on October 1, 2018
- Quigley: Improving Local Transportation Infrastructure Is One of My Top Priorities (Sun-Times)
- Woman Killed, 2 Injured in Bridgeport Crash (Sun-Times)
- Driver Charged With Leaving Scene of Crash That Killed Brett Beckett, 52, Near Antioch (Tribune)
- GoFundMe Launched for Family of Al Bocanegra, Killed After Confronting Hit-and-Run Driver
- Test Crash Shows What Happens When a Metra Train Hits an SUV (Tribune)
- The Rise of Telecommuting Is Bad News for Public Transit (Tribune)
- Wilson Bridge Will Be Closed Most of October for Repainting (Block Club)
- ProPublica Reporter: Taking Amtrak South Is a Great Way to Learn About Downstate IL
- Sign the Petition for an Illinois Walk Bike Fund (Active Trans)
- Pedal Around the Open House Chicago Sites With Other Cyclists 10/13-14 (Facebook)
- West Town Bikes Bikecitement Night Fundraiser on 11/13, 6-8 PM, at Revolution Brewing
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