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Chicago commuters had a fun way to enjoy their morning coffee Friday — inside a Metra train car turned pop-up party.
“Lincoln Park Zoo is dedicated to connecting people with nature by providing a free, family-oriented wildlife experience in ...
With no revenue resolution yet in sight, the service agencies — the CTA, Metra and Pace — need to begin contingency planning ...
Brand USA is optimistic about the next decade of US travel, highlighting new attractions, infrastructure upgrades, and ...
Chicago area transit agencies face a $770 million fiscal cliff after lawmakers ended the spring session without a funding ...
Mayor Johnson suggests state lawmakers raise taxes on ultra-rich for transit funding 00:49. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday that he is hopeful lawmakers in Springfield will reach a ...
Chicago’s plight mirrors transit disasters nationwide. Philadelphia’s SEPTA proposes 45 percent service cuts and a 9:00 p.m. rail curfew. San Francisco and New York face similar shortfalls.
But that measure would not remedy the $770 million fiscal cliff that Chicago area transit operators are expected to face next year as federal COVID-19 pandemic relief subsidies run out.
With just over two weeks to go before their spring adjournment, lawmakers in Springfield are facing a tight deadline to pass major reforms to the Chicago-area transit system — but officials have ...
Approximately 187,000 vehicles cross the state line on Interstate 80/94 each day, many of them simply passing through Northwest Indiana, a focal transit point at the southern tip of Lake ...
Chicago Transit Authority Orange Line Train on The Loop [Photo: Wikimedia Commons]. The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) that services the Chicago metropolitan area, including northwest ...
Metropolis The Risky Plan to Stop Chicago’s Transit “Death Spiral” The city is staring down a massive budget gap—and a total reimagining of who runs its trains and buses.