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Expedia to be honored at 2018 Awards Reception

By Ted Villaire | February 13, 2018

Chicago is still entrenched in the grip of winter. But Todd Scales is already thinking about the summer. The director of technology of the Android team at Egencia, which is […]

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Chicago police must respond to racial disparity in bike ticketing

By Jim Merrell | February 12, 2018

In a follow-up story on a report that first appeared last spring, the Chicago Tribune today published an analysis showing stark disparities in the number of bike related citations issued […]

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Park district hosts Lakefront Trail open house

By Ted Villaire | February 12, 2018

Post image:  The Chicago Park District released draft versions of the Lakefront Trail separation plans for two more North Side segments: Montrose Avenue to Fullerton Avenue and North Avenue to […]

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The Chicago region’s current hub-and-spoke transit system leaves nearly half a million Cook County residents stranded in transit deserts.

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Bicycling

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