Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 31
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• “Illinois celebrates a historic win for public transit” (Active Trans)
• Almost everybod else is lauding the $1.5B transit funding win (Capitol News, Tribune, Sun-Times, CBS, Block Club, Axios, State Journal-Register, WGN)
• …Not including the often-clueless right-wing grumps you’d assume would be unhappy about it: Illinois Policy Institute
• CTA’s Leerhsen thanks “state legislative leaders, the Chicago Transit Board, the leadership of ATU Locals 241 and 308, transit advocates, and others”
• Person killed when Metra MDN train hits vehicle near Grayslake (CBS)
• “Sierra Hodges: Skokie woman missing after boarding CTA bus to Chicago” (Fox)
• “Celebrate the premiere of ‘Stranger Things 5’ with a self-guided bike tour around Chicago” (Time Out Chicago)
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