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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, January 9

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• Could congestion pricing help ease Chicago traffic? (WGN)

Yet another flawed congestion report from Inrix claiming Chicago has among the worst traffic congestion in the world (Block Club)

• Firefighters battle building fire this morning in vacant Chicago Lawn building at 63rd/California, CTA buses rerouted (ABC)

• Man, 20, charged with felonies for allegedly robbing a boy, 15, on Red Line train near 95th and a man on the 'L' near 79th on 12/29 (Sun-Times)

Block Club: "Raising Cane’s Drive-Thru To Replace Historic Black-Owned Chatham Bank"

• Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias released some of the off-color vanity plate requests that didn’t make the cut in 2024 (Block Club)

• John will talk about SBC's Bike Lane Fest 2024 at ATA Advocacy Connect event tomorrow, Friday 1/10, noon to 1 PM on Zoom. RSVP here.

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