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Chicago transit budget crisis continues as funding stalls in Springfield
After months of grave warnings by Chicago-area transit leaders, unions and commuters, the Illinois General Assembly passed a ...
Editorial: Massive transit-rescue package drops in Springfield. Here’s what we like.
There’s good stuff in Springfield’s proposed transit-reform package. But the eleventh-hour unveiling does everyone a ...
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Chicago Police Issue Alert Following Violent Robbery on CTA Red Line at Printer's Row
A couple was attacked and robbed by a group with a knife and pepper spray on the CTA Red Line at Printer's Row. The Chicago ...
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CTA workers’ union raises safety concerns after recent incidents
CHICAGO — The union for Chicago Transit Authority workers on Thursday morning expressed concerns about safety and security on public transit after two recent incidents. “My members do not ...
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Safety reforms could be coming for Chicagoland transit, but funding still up in the air
Villivalam said transit safety reform should be rooted in data and “law enforcement expertise.” He cited the Los Angeles ...
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NewsNation journalist, 22, killed by train in bizarre Chicago accident
TV journalist Grace Bentkowski was struck by a train at a station in Chicago. Grace Bentkowski ... “It’s such a safety issue, this is 2024,” Phil Bentkowski said. “I don’t understand ...
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SEPTA ordered to correct safety issues found in Federal Transit Administration review
The Federal Transit Administration has ordered SEPTA to address safety issues inspectors observed ... including transit authorities in Chicago, Atlanta, Boston and Washington, D.C. A ...