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 ...
Homewood plans for new downtown TIF district, public hearing set for March
Homewood officials plan a tax increment financing district in the village’s downtown near the Metra Electric Line station.
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 ...
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Driver killed at Nagle-Avondale railroad crossing, where improvements planned in 2025
BRIAN NADIG A Norwood Park woman was killed at about 3:50 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, when an outbound Metra train struck her ...
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RTA Wants Lawmakers to Boost Its Authority to Oversee, Coordinate Chicago-Area Transit
The proposal comes as the Chicago region’s transit agencies are facing down an estimated $750 million fiscal cliff next year when COVID-19 relief money runs out — and amid conversations in Springfield ...
RTA proposes more bus and train service, fare hikes and stronger central agency as lawmakers prepare to debate future of transit
CTA trains every five to 10 minutes all day and better Metra service at midday, nights and weekends. One app for fares and ...
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RTA pitches Springfield on $1.5B revamp to save and even enhance service
Chicago-area transit leaders are unveiling a plan they say would both avoid a sharp post-COVID reduction in service and help ...
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Making its move: RTA proposes universal fares, more trains, cost cuts to counter merger plan
Amid a $770 million budget gap facing Metra, Pace and the CTA, and a proposal to merge the three into a supersized agency, ...
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Trying Out This Metra New Garments For Summer
8 Things in Your Kitchen to Throw Out ASAP, According to Professional Organizers Capital One accused of ‘cheating millions of ...