Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 8

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By John Greenfield

8:51 AM CST on January 8, 2020

New CDOT chief Gia Biagi discusses red light cams, BRT, congestion tax, scooters (Crain’s)
Driver cited after seriously injuring girl, 14, running for bus near Midway Airport (Sun-Times)
Girl, 9, in good condition after driver struck her in crosswalk near Roseland school (Sun-Times)
5-vehicle pileup at 42nd and Western in Brighton Park injures man, 63 (Sun-Times)
Man, 48, injured in hit-and-run by former Oak Lawn manager is suing him, village (Patch)
Man with BB gun or replica apprehended by police at Wilson stop, delaying trains (CBS)
Unattended suitcase on Red Line subway leads to reroute, delays on Loop ‘L’ trains (Tribune)
Bostonian who disarmed CTA robber got little thanks from Chicago authorities (Sun-Times)
Lime says all of the top destinations for its scooters were ‘L’ stations
Clarendon Hills downtown Metra stop to be demolished as rehab moves forward (Tribune)
CAPS meeting tonight at Town Hall District station will discuss recent Red Line crime (CBS)

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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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