Today’s Headlines for Friday, November 8

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By John Greenfield

12:47 PM CST on November 8, 2019

Greg Hinz calls out “Uber’s phony war against Lightfoot’s ride-hailing tax” in Crain’s
Transportation experts endorse Lori’s Uber plan, which would generate $2M for CTA (Crain’s)
Former “Straight Dope” writer Ed Zotti calls for cheaper, CTA-integrated MED service (Sun-Times)
5 injured, including 3 children, in south Austin crash (CBS)
Driver, 72, critically injures 5-year-old boy in Avondale crosswalk (Block Club)
No citations for woman, 89, who critically injured man, 28, in Lincoln Square while backing out (Sun-Times)
Tribune editorial: Chicago’s former mayors get bodyguards. Maybe they should get CTA passes instead

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John Greenfield

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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