Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 24
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9:21 AM CDT on May 24, 2019
- With O’Hare Express Likely DOA, Musk Is Building a Transit Tunnel in Las Vegas (Crain’s)
- Metra Is Boosting Summer Weekend Service on Rock Island, UP-Northwest Lines (Crusader)
- Woman, 34, Attacked and Robbed at the Jackson Red Line Station (ABC)
- Multi-Vehicle Crash Closed All NB Lanes of the Dan Ryan Yesterday (NBC)
- West Humboldt Is Getting 10 Affordable 3-Flats Made in a Factory (Block Club)
- Improvements Planned for the Des Plaines River Trail (Active Trans)
- What’s the Best Kind of Camera for Documenting Your Bike Commute for Legal Purposes? (Chainlink)
- Lynda Will Be Collecting Transit Rider Stories to Help Active Trans Advocate for Income-Based Fares
- During the Inauguration, John Discussed Lightfoot’s Transportation Platform on WBEZ’s Worldview
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