CTA To Close Red Line's South Side Branch for 5 Months

Monday, June 4, 2012 CTA To Close Red Line's South Side Branch for 5 Months The Chicago Transit Authority announced Monday that its entire South Side Red Line branch -- from the Cermak-Chinatown 22nd Street station to the 95th Street station -- will be closed for five months -- and $425 million -- worth of renovations beginning in spring 2013. he Chicago Tribune reports that, in order to still provide service to its riders that rely on the nine closed South Side stations, the agency will provide free shuttle bus services to the Green Line. National Cheese Day In Chicago: Where To Get Your Fromage Fix Velvet Rope, Oak Park Gay Bar, Destroyed In 'Suspicious' Fire Chicago Police Trade Guns For Gift Cards At Turn-In Event Felony Franks To Close, Owner Says, After Years Of Battling City Teen Among 3 Dead, 29 Hurt In Another Weekend Marred By Gun Violence BLOG POSTS Rep. Luis Gutierrez: New York Times: "There Is One Important Thing Mr. Obama Could Do Right Now..." As Chief Executive, President Obama has extraordinary leeway under our current immigration laws to prevent the deportation of certain immigrants if it is not in our national interest to deport them. Johnny Nevin: Choices and Dances Inside the Kaleidoscope: Luna Negra's Mónica Cervantes Many people in the dance world already know Mónica Cervantes as an accomplished performer. Not as many know her as a gifted choreographer, but that's changing. Elio Leturia: "Yo soy el alcalde de Chicago" I still wonder why the vast majority of Americans simply choose to be monolingual. One simple reason would be the belief that since the United States is the most powerful nation on the planet everybody must learn English. Kenzo Shibata: Chicago Loves Teachers (and So Does Matt Damon) Teachers, paraprofessionals, and school clinicians: Keep your heads up. The public is behind educators even though the corporate education reform establishment continues to try to drive a wedge between teachers and the public they serve. David Protess: Texas Finally Agrees to DNA Testing for Condemned Man. What Took So Long? Since Oct. 9, 2001, when Henry "Hank" Skinner's lawyers filed their first motion for DNA testing, Texas lawmen have stood in the way, saying Skinner is guilty and his request is simply a stalling tactic. Turns out the lawmen were stalling.

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