Regional Transportation Authority warns of fiscal cliff, asks for more power over Chicago area transit
The agency said the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace suburban buses will face a $770 million budget deficit and ...
RTA seeks expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace to remedy transit funding crisis
Chicago's transit agency leaders spent the past year rejecting the idea of consolidation in exchange for more funding. The ...
Some transit agencies signal support of RTA's plan for increased authority as alternate to merger
Metra and Pace generally support a strengthened RTA after its chairman, Kirk Dillard, laid out a vision that requires $1.5 ...
RTA asks for more authority over transit to deal with looming fiscal cliiff
The agency said the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace suburban buses—for all of which the RTA oversees finances, ...
Chicago Officials Pitch $1.5 Billion Plan to Fix Transit Woes
Chicago transit officials are advocating for a $1.5 billion annual funding package to help keep one of the country’s largest transportation systems afloat as it stares down a steep financial cliff in ...
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RTA seeks expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace as solution to transit 'fiscal cliff'
Chicago's transit agency leaders spent the past year rejecting the idea of consolidation in exchange for more funding. The ...
Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter Jr. to retire
Carter has been on the job nearly 10 years. But over the last year, pressure has been ratcheted up to remove him amid ...
Chicago Transit Authority to sign nearly $2 billion funding agreement for Red Line extension project
The idea is to do this before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, paving the way for the addition of the Far South ...
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Chicago to pay $8.75M to man wrongfully convicted of murder
The Chicago City Council approved an $8.75 million settlement for a man who spent nearly 25 years in prison for the rape and murder of a 6-year-old boy — a crime committed by someone else.
Chicago Transit Authority signs $2B grant agreement for Red Line Extension
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Mass deportation raids could start in Chicago as soon as Tuesday: report
Mass deportation raids threatened in Chicago could start as soon as Tuesday, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
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FTA finalizes grant for Chicago’s Red Line Extension
The Federal Transit Administration has signed a grant agreement for $1.97 billion in funding for the 5.5-mile extension of ...