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.
CTA slow zones are growing, and that means longer commutes for ‘L’ riders
In February, slow zones covered some 30% of the rail system, up from 13% five years earlier. It’s one more hurdle for the CTA ...
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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1 In 5 Chicagoans Will Lose Access To CTA, Pace, Metra If State Doesn’t Fund Public Transit, RTA Says
The Regional Transit Authority is calling on state lawmakers to fill the gap to avoid massive cuts that would include the CTA ...
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‘A spiral effect’: 40% service cuts estimated if Metra, Pace, CTA veer over the fiscal cliff
More than 50% of BNSF trains canceled. Half of the 'L' shut down. No Pace weekend service. Transit leaders laid out a ...
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Don’t look over your shoulder, but are more Pace express buses coming on I-290?
After success establishing express buses that defy traffic by switching to shoulder lanes on Interstate 55 and the Jane ...
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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 ...
NCAA wrestling championships Day 2 recap: Troy Spratley headed to finals for OSU wrestling
The Oklahoma State wrestling team entered Friday evening with four semifinalists at the NCAA Championships, only one of whom ...
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Inside the harrowing 100-mile Illinois police chase that left 1 dead
A police chase that started after a motorcycle shop burglary in Sangamon County ended over 100 miles away when a suspect fell ...
2 former governors resigned in scandal. Now they want to be mayors.
A pair of former governors who resigned in scandal are vying to lead major cities on both sides of the Hudson River — ...
New Amtrak Borealis train connecting Twin Cities to Milwaukee at over 100,000 riders
Amtrak's new, five-month-old Borealis line connecting the Twin Cities to Chicago and Milwaukee is off to a good start. The route, which debuted May 21, has had over 100,000 passengers as it closes out ...