Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, December 17

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By John Greenfield

10:56 AM CST on December 17, 2019

Chicago’s Low-Income Housing Trust Fund subsidizing unsafe units, new audit shows (Sun-Times)
CTA bus driver who was fired after striking a cyclist in River North racked up overtime pay (WTTW)
Semi-truck driver crashes in Volo, spills garbage all over the road (CBS)
After a terrifying crash in Arlington Heights, residents want traffic calming (NBC)
Police: Report of teenage girl groped on CTA Brown Line is ‘unfounded’ (Tribune)
“Train surfer” spotted atop Brown Line train at Belmont (WBBM)
Couple met, got engaged at a bus stop, so the CTA gave them a bench as an anniversary gift (CBS)
NBC: For the first tiem ever, Metra is offering free rides on New Year’s Eve

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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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