Today’s Headlines for Friday, September 27
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9:23 AM CDT on September 27, 2019
- Alderman Hopkins proposes video enforcement of bus and bike lanes (Sun-Times)
- Aldermen’s ideas for addressing deficit include ride-share city stickers, raising meter fees (Sun-Times)
- Red, Purple, Yellow trains delayed during PM rush after woman dies on Jarvis Tracks (ABC)
- Driver fleeing police crashes into 2 cop cars in Oakland, gets away (Sun-Times)
- NBC: Near misses are fairly common at Metra station
- Hairston strongly supports reduced Metra fares at ward meeting (HPH)
- Former U.S. DOT secretary Ray LaHood tapped for Lincoln presidential museum board (NPR)
- “Motherload” family cycling doc, including Chicagoans, screens tonight 7:30 at Constellation (Chainlink)

I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who has donated so far this year to help us raise $50K by our December 1 deadline in order to win the $50K challenge grant from the Chicago Community Trust. Can you help us win the grant by chipping in? You can make a tax-exempt donation here.
Thanks for your support, and enjoy your autumn.
– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago
In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John has written about transportation and more for many other local and national publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city and region on foot, bike, bus, and train.
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