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 as they discuss two bills to either merge the agencies or ...
Chicago transit agencies warn of drastic cuts in face of looming $770 million budget shortfall
The Regional Transportation Authority, the umbrella agency overseeing CTA, Metra, and Pace, is calling the situation ...
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.
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 ...
Transit riders decry potential cuts to CTA, Metra, Pace at RTA board meeting
The RTA, which coordinates the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace, is facing a $770 million fiscal cliff next year ...
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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 ...
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There Weren’t Always Wheelchair Lifts on Chicago Buses. A Pre-ADA Complaint Changed That
Prior to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a group in Chicago filed a complaint against the CTA that ...
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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 ...