Today’s Headlines for Thursday, August 29
A fire broke out on CTA tracks near Adams and Wabash yesterday (CBS 2) Chicago-area train deaths surge this year (WGN) Police cracking down on cars driving past stopped school buses (Fox 32) Two grants will help fund broader midwest Amtrak rail network (Railway Age) Woman struck and killed on Metra tracks in Arlington Heights (Tribune) … Continued
By
AJ LaTrace
9:44 AM CDT on August 29, 2019
- A fire broke out on CTA tracks near Adams and Wabash yesterday (CBS 2)
- Chicago-area train deaths surge this year (WGN)
- Police cracking down on cars driving past stopped school buses (Fox 32)
- Two grants will help fund broader midwest Amtrak rail network (Railway Age)
- Woman struck and killed on Metra tracks in Arlington Heights (Tribune)
- Chicago Tonight highlights the street photography of Vivian Meier (WTTW)
- Fatal crashes caused by drivers running red lights is at a 10-year high (CBS 2)
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