Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 12

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• WBEZ discusses the transit fiscal cliff issue with Sen. Villivalam and reps from the RTA, Metropolitan Planning Council, and Better Streets Chicago

• After man, 22, got in fight with two men on stairs of Clinton stop, he and the 9-year-old boy he was with fell, and child suffered critical head injury (Sun-Times)

• During Monday evening rush, trash and railroad ties caught on fire on Brown Line tracks near Paulina, causing major delays (CBS)

• “Advance utility work for new State/Lake CTA station to begin this month” (Chicago Construction)

• High Speed Rail’s Rick Harnish and Theo Anderson: “To lead the quantum computing revolution, IL must build great trains — starting with Metra” (Crain’s)

• Letter: “I’m pleased to learn that the CTA is working to deal with the problem of ghost buses. I hope that it will now address bus bunching.” (Tribune)

• During a (sold out) heritage train ride on 10/5 with WTTW host Geoffrey Baer, attendees will hear his favorite stories about local people, places, and culture

• “Take Metra to the 66th Annual Air and Water Show,” where hopefully there won’t be any fatal crashes

• “Metra and Pace offering free rides to students on first day of school” (CBS)

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