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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.
  • As with the Divvy expansion, Uber has released a half-baked ride-hail tax counterproposal
  • Dan Lipinski is moving to turn control over Union Station to Metra (Crain’s)
  • Ald. Beale: CTA-integrated, affordable South Side Metra is “what equity means” (Sun-Times)
  • Witnesses: After woman taunted police officers at 71st and Jeffery, they ran her over (CBS)
  • Thief targeting CTA Blue Line riders near Kedzie-Homan station, police say (ABC)
  • Meet Al Schroader, a retiree who has rehabbed and donated over 3000 bikes  (ABC)
  • So who’s going to step up and bicycle *every* street in Chicago? (The 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

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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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