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Breaking news: No Doomsday! (...until January maybe.) Blago offered $27 million grant to keep the CTA and Pace functioning at their current levels, and even though transit officials had said they wouldn't accept short-term solutions, CBS2 is reporting that Mayor Daley did. More as it happens. Also, what's that story about a little boy crying some animal? Coyote? Dingo? The boy who cried...panther? It's on the tip of our tongue... UPDATE Looks like we...

Back in May Chicagoist reported that the CTA was testing some strap-hanger, New York City style subway cars. And now the Trib is reporting that the CTA will be buying 700 of the bad boys. Chicagoist prefers the cars with the side-facing seats instead of the front/back-facing seats because it's easier to sit down. No trying to pile over someone to get in and out when you're in the seat closest to the window. Also,...