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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 30

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 30
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  • 1,700 apartments could come as downtown and West Loop projects advance (Block Club)
  • Harvey 147th Street Metra Electric station reopens after two-year rebuild (Daily Southtown)
  • Safety gates at fatal Barrington crossing on steady but slow track (Daily Herald)
  • Dangerous vehicle congestion expected to be particularly this week with LSD and Kennedy closures (Block Club)
  • Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller on transit agency consolidation (Shaw Local)
  • Oswego village board approves $20K for bike, pedestrian plan (Shaw Local)
  • Be prepared for more coyote sightings — just don’t feed them (Sun-Times)
  • $20 million grant for O’Hare Terminal 5 overhaul includes money for wasteful parking garage connection (Block Club)
  • A look at the latest on the construction of 400 Lake Shore Drive (Chicago YIMBY)

Streetsblog Chicago is on a light publishing schedule this week, including Today’s Headlines and occasional posts. We will resume full publication next week.

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