Chicago Fire Department train using houses set to be demolished for Red Line extension
The condemned houses in the area of 113th Street and Princeton Avenue in Roseland were used for search and rescue drills and ...
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Transit Workers Raise Awareness of Looming $770M Budget Gap for Chicago-Area Public Transit Systems
The CTA, Metra and Pace are facing an impending budget gap when federal COVID-19 relief funding runs out next year. Transit ...
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Chicago transit agencies facing potential $770 million 2026 budget shortfall by spring
The lack of funding would end all weekend bus service for Pace, eliminate early morning and late evening service for Metra ...
Police search for robber who held up man on Green Line on Chicago's West Side
The robber took the victim's belongings and ran off the train when it arrived at the Cicero Avenue station, police said.
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Chicago transit agencies paint dire picture of major service cuts
Expanding on a warning issued by Metra’s CEO earlier this month, the Chicago-area Regional Transportation Authority has ...
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Chicago’s ‘doomsday’ transit crisis: Major service cuts loom without funding
Unless additional funding is secured soon, routes that thousands of people rely on in Chicago could be altered or even ...
RTA outlines ‘doomsday’ transit cuts if budget gap isn’t filled, including slashing bus and train lines
More than half of Chicago’s bus routes could be eliminated, at least parts of four “L” lines could be shut down and Metra ...
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Chicago transit 'doomsday scenario' comes into focus as region faces up to $2.6B in economic losses
The General Assembly, the authority said, needs to act by the end of the legislative session in May in order to stave off a crisis. Lawmakers grill Chicago transit leaders as clock ticks toward ...
Regional Transportation Authority board will meet to discuss funding concerns
The Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace, has said the Chicago area's mass transit systems are facing 40% service cuts in 2026 if the state ...