Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 5
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9:00 AM CDT on October 5, 2018
- Steven, Lynda & Yonah Discuss the Chicago Sustainable Transportation Platform (CityLab)
- The Morgan ‘L’ Station — Development-Oriented Transit (Quinn Kasal)
- An Ode to Chicago’s Secret 9th ‘L’ Line: The Brownge Line (Quinn Kasal)
- Route Chosen for “Patriot Path” Connecting Libertyville, North Chicago (Daily Herald)
- Bartlett Advocate Petitions for Trail Connection (Active Trans)
- Illinois’ Long Romance With Trains Endures (Daily Union)
- South Side Critical Mass Departs Nichols Park Tonight Around 6 PM
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