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Labor Coalition Announces Public Transit Reform Bill, Calling for Big Changes but Not a Merger
State lawmakers debating the future of Chicago-area transit have a new proposal to mull over, after a labor-backed coalition ...
Federal transit money for Chicago, state of Illinois could be jeopardized by Trump directive
The order, issued in a Transportation Department memo late last week, calls on the department to "give preference to ...
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Opinion: We've given the Legislature a blueprint to meet public transit challenges head on
A new bill aims to provide more efficient and reliable transit and dodge a fiscal crisis, write the Illinois AFL-CIO and ...
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RTA seeks expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace to remedy transit funding crisis
Some lawmakers want to consolidate the Chicago area’s four public transit agencies this year in exchange for more state money to steer the agencies away from an impending fiscal cliff.
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Despite financial strain, Pace seeks to revitalize bus network
Despite a looming $770 million deficit for Chicago area transit agencies, Pace has outlined plans that would restructure much of the suburban bus network. According to the Regional Transportation ...
Multiple Chicago area schools closed, delayed due to icy conditions: Full List
The closures and delays come as many parts of Chicago and the suburbs saw areas of thick icing, with sidewalks and roads slick and dangerous.
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CTA President Dorval Carter to retire as head of transit agency
RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard said in a statement, "CTA President Dorval Carter, Jr.'s retirement bookends an era of historic investment and resilience through crisis for Chicago's public transit system.