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- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Mar 19, 2019
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Where do Lori and Toni part ways on transportation issues?
And are we at risk of having a motorhead as mayor?
- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Feb 28, 2019
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A hole is a hole
The election will likely decide the fate of Elon Musk’s plan for the O’Hare Express, which transit experts view with skepticism.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 7, 2018
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Will Elon Musk's bullet train to O'Hare go up in smoke?
The Tesla and Space X CEO's bizarre, pot smoke-filled performance on Joe Rogan's podcast casts doubt on his O'Hare bullet train project.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 18, 2018
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Another whopper from Rahm: express service to O'Hare that won’t cost the public
Does anyone really believe the public won't be contributing any money to Elon Musk's new project?
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 15, 2018
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Elon Musk hires six staffers from the Onion for his ‘new intergalactic media empire’ called Thud!
The billionaire tech mogul has hired employees of the Chicago-based media company to create a comedy project.
- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Mar 5, 2018
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The Hyperloop: The future of travel or a fanciful space-age hamster tube?
Cleveland just inked a $1.2M deal to study vacuum-tube transportation to Chicago, but critics say the idea is just a pipe dream.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 7, 2018
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Toni Preckwinkle endorses Democratic front-runner J.B. Pritzker for governor despite controversy, and other Chicago news
Also, a homeless couple is suing the city for removing their tents.
- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Jan 4, 2018
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Despite a few bumps in the road, Chicago’s year in transportation didn’t suck
The Trump administration still threatens sustainable infrastructure, but 2017 brought improvements to Chicago’s streets, transit hubs, and bikeways.
- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Dec 13, 2017
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The latest plans for the O’Hare Express: boon or boondoggle?
Transportation experts and advocates weigh in.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 1, 2017
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National Review names Rauner 'the worst Republican governor in America,' and other Chicago news
Also, Bernie Sanders endorses Jesus "Chuy" Garcia for Congress.
- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Jul 11, 2017
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Elon Musk’s tunnel vision for Chicago is more like a pipe dream
Talk of an O’Hare express is becoming even more of a distraction as the Emanuel administration entertains the tech mogul’s far-fetched “electric sled” idea.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 28, 2017
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Three Chicago police officers indicted in connection with Laquan McDonald shooting, and other Chicago news
Also, a lawsuit is hoping to block the Cook County soda tax at the last minute.
- Film, Movie Review Mar 31, 2016
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With Lo and Behold, Werner Herzog ponders the heaven and hell of digital technology
The German filmmaker's latest screens as part of the "Doc10" series at Music Box.
- Blogs, Bleader May 19, 2015
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AI, narrative journalism, and the future of the human race
Narrative Science offers to take over the grunt work of journalism.