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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, November 23

By John Greenfield | Nov 23, 2021 | No Comments

CDOT marked World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims with a CAN-TV segment Suspect in Waukesha parade murders was out on $1,000 bail for running over a woman on 11/2 (CNN) Jeep driver killed Mekhi Sutton, 1, by rear-ending SUV he was traveling in at N. Chicago stoplight (Herald) Metra ticket machine contract aims […]

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, November 22

By John Greenfield | Nov 22, 2021 | No Comments

IDOT hopes to use federal infra money to widen Ike, Stevenson, and Tri-State Tollway (Tribune) SUV driver who killed 5, injured 40+ in Waukesha parade may have been fleeing another incident (CNN) Driver strikes ride-hail vehicles from behind on 1500 block of N. DLSD, killing passenger (CBS) CPD: Man critically wounded in shootout with robber […]

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, November 19

By John Greenfield | Nov 19, 2021 | No Comments

More coverage of the Belmont Flyover debut (CBS, Block Club, Crain’s, ABC, Tribune, Sun-Times) People driving on West Side are most likely to be pulled over, but 94% of stops don’t lead to tickets (Block Club) City Council approves $2M settlement for death of Julia Lynn Callaway, 55, as result of police chase (CBS) Marquette […]

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, November 18

By John Greenfield | Nov 18, 2021 | No Comments

Belmont Flyover, aka Red-Purple Bypass, debuts Friday morning at 4 a.m. at Belmont stop in Lakeview CBS talks with South Siders about their hopes for the Red Line Extension after federal infra bill passes Metra labor dispute boils over with strike rumblings, but agency says riders shouldn’t worry (Herald) Metra will install 650 ticket machines […]

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, November 16

By John Greenfield | Nov 16, 2021 | No Comments

ATA asks members to support Build Back Better Act to fix car-centric flaws in infra bill In the wake of the infra bill signing, Sun-Times looks at benefits for Chicagoland Bobby Rush lobbies the Biden administration to fund Red Line extension (Crain’s) Lightfoot discusses hopes for Red Line extension, RPM Phase II funding from infra […]

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