Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 14
- Steinberg: MADD's campaign against drunk driving offers hope for gun control (Sun-Times)
- 3 injured, including 2 police officers, in Englewood crash (Sun-Times)
- U.S. News looks at the growth of e-bike-share, including the Divvy expansion
- 500K square-foot office building proposed for parking lot near Chicago Brown Line stop (Crain's)
- John discusses bike initiatives at the Chicago Cycling Club meeting Tonight at 6:30 PM at Earth Rider
- Mount Prospect hosts a family bike ride on August 17 (Daily Herald)
- Preservation Chicago leads a bus tour of Chicago's most endangered landmarks on August 17 (Curbed)
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– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago
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