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 ...
Dozens of Metra, CTA train, bus lines could be cut due to $770M budget hole: Transit officials
The Regional Transit Authority warned that COVID fund running out could lead to at least four of eight CTA train lines could ...
CTA workers warn riders of potential mass transit cuts in Chicago area in 2026
Chicago's three mass transit agenices have said riders could face 40% service cuts next year without new state funding.
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With Chicago’s mass transit system on the fiscal precipice, what solutions are on the table?
State lawmakers remain focused on reforming Chicago mass transit. But legislators have all but refused to talk about ...
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CTA Red Line train derails; service restored after suspension between 87th and 95th
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A CTA Red Line train derailed on Saturday afternoon, disrupting service between 87th and 95th for a few hours, the Chicago Transit Authority said. The CTA called the derailment ...
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As Chicago transit cliff nears, call made for services tax
As Chicago transit agencies and Illinois lawmakers near a deadline to fix a transit budget shortfall of about $770 million, ...
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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It’s not just Chicago. Downstate public transit agencies face funding challenges
Outside the busy systems of buses and trains moving about a million commuters around Chicago and its suburbs every day, 54 public transit agencies provide services throughout ...
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CTA slow zones are growing, and that means longer commutes for ‘L’ riders
Advocates and transit agencies have pushed for an infusion ... The ability to commute by train into Chicago has long drawn residents to the village, he said. Now, faced with both slow zones ...
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Chicago transit agencies warn of drastic cuts in face of looming $770 million budget shortfall
whether they take public transit or not. The RTA said, without additional state funding to plug that budget hole, the Chicago area would see drastic cuts in bus and train service, lost jobs ...