Today’s Headlines for Thursday, November 15
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9:08 AM CST on November 15, 2018
- CTA Board Passes 2019 Budget With No Fare Hikes or Service Cuts (Tribune)
- Driver Exiting Dan Ryan at 71st Strikes Another Car, Killing 2, and Flees (NBC)
- All Blue Line Seat Bottoms Are Being Converted From Cloth to Plastic (CBS)
- Switch Problems Caused More Metra BNSF Delays This Week (CBS)
- City Agrees Not to Close Milwaukee During Peak Holiday Shopping Days (Block Club)
- Developer Plans Walkable Geneva Neighborhood With Porches on Every House (Crains)
- Meet the Guy Who Built the Bamboo Bikes in the New Cycling Exhibit (U. of Kansas)
- Active Trans Annual Meeting and Mixer 12/5, 5:30 PM at IIT-Kent Law School
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