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Midday News Links: CTA Enhancing Ventra Card Readers

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jan 3, 2014 7:40PM

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Photo credit: Chicago Transit Authority's Facebook page.

  • Chicago Transit Authority announced they're enhancing Ventra card readers by applying decals on card readers on buses and trains. Because not knowing where to tap the readers is the main problem with Ventra. [NBC Chicago]
  • Once hunted to near-extinction, wolves appear to be on the rebound in Illinois. [Daily Herald]
  • The 107-year-old freighter known as the “jinx ship” and the longest to use the Chicago River will be converted into a barge. [Tribune]
  • The state’s annual pension payment will rise to $100 million in 2014, the smallest increase in recent memory. [Springfield Journal-Register]
  • Take a look inside Paul Kahan's home kitchen and find out what he considers most important elements of a kitchen. [Houzz]

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