Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 15
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12:48 PM CDT on March 15, 2019
- CTA Worker Attacked at Roosevelt Stop Is 2nd ‘L’ Platform Stabbing Victim This Week (ABC)
- Yesterday’s High Winds Delayed Metra Trains (NBC)
- Blue Line Service Briefly Halted on Forest Park Branch Due to “Minor Fire” (ABC)
- Condo Prices Along Blue Line in Logan, Wicker Higher Than Lakeview, Lincoln Park (Block Club)
- The Busse Highway Bike Lane Plan Is a Campaign Issue in Park Ridge 5th Ward Race (Tribune)
- Attorney Jay Readey, Who Helped Establish Big Marsh, Discusses Bike Habits (HF Chronicle)
- Hey Jerks! Get Your “Dibs” Junk Out of the Street or Streets and San Will Throw it Out (CBS)
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