Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, December 4

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By John Greenfield

9:07 AM CST on December 4, 2019

Bureaucratic snag delays Divvy expansion until spring; ridership has dropped a bit (Tribune)
Crain’s calls the Madison planter removals with no community input “a Meigs-style move”
Braidwood mayor charged with DUI, 3 injured after 3-car crash
Driver fleeing traffic stop crashes, flips car in Humboldt; police deny chasing him (CBS)
Man beaten, robbed on Red Line part of recent string of violent CTA attacks, data shows (ABC)
Lawsuit: Ex-CTA employee was fired after blowing whistle on security glitch (Tribune)
Metra holds public meeting on extension into Kendall County (Patch)
2 Pace routes will subsidize riders’ last-mile trips via taxi or ride-hail (Curbed)
Bike Lane Uprising argues that reporting bikeway blockage to 311 is “a placebo” (WTTW)
Instead of renaming LSD for DuSable, should we rename it for his wife Kitihawa? (Tribune)

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– John Greenfield, editor, Streetsblog Chicago

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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