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 close, as many as 74 of CTA’s 127 bus routes would be eliminated, leading c ...
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Suburbs being ‘silenced,’ and a ‘fragmented system that’s not working’: Transit reform advocates far apart
While proponents of separate bills to reform Chicago-area transit said they all aim for tighter security, a universal fare ...
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 ...
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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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Chicago Public Transit at risk: RTA sounds alarm on "unprecedented cuts"
The parent agency for mass transit in the Chicago region says it needs help from Springfield. And fast. Driving the news: RTA ...
Woman shot, killed on CTA Red Line platform on Chicago's South Side
Around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, Chicago police said the victim got into a quarrel with another woman who took out a gun at the 69th ...
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Chicago Transit Agencies on Brink of Major Crisis
Without additional funding, regional transit agencies will be forced to cut services by 40 percent. The Regional ...
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Chicago-area transit agencies face fiscal and federal threats
The Northern Illinois transportation authority that oversees bus, train and commuter rail services warned of a $770 million ...
King County Executive Dow Constantine set to be Sound Transit’s next CEO
Sound Transit is set to appoint King County Executive Dow Constantine as its next permanent CEO following an upcoming vote by ...
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-area transit agencies face fiscal and federal threats
The Regional Transportation Authority of Northern Illinois, which oversees financing and planning for three Chicago-area transit agencies, said Friday it faces a $770 million funding gap in 2026 ...