Extra Extra: Metra Banning Alcohol From Trains Thursday
By Chuck Sudo in News on Jun 25, 2014 11:00PM
- Because of an expected rush of people attending the World Cup match screening between the United States and Germany in Grant Park Thursday, Metra is banning alcohol from their trains. Get drunk before you board the train or once you reach downtown, soccer fans. [Tribune]
- The Reader’s Best of Chicago issue is out. [Reader]
- Flooding closed all lanes on the Eisenhower expressway last night. It’s re-opened. [Tribune]
- The Regional Transportation Authority elected state Sen. Kirk Dillard as their new chairman today. [Daily Herald]
- Phone taxes in Chicago will increase next year, regardless of whether you use a land line or cellphone. [NBC Chicago]
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