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Chicago transit crisis: As legislative session ends, funding crisis threatens massive service cuts and layoffs
A funding crisis, the result of the refusal of Democrats and Republicans to tax the wealthy, threatens catastrophic service ...
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Chicago Public Transit In Limbo After State Lawmakers Fail To Fill Nearly $1 Billion Budget Gap
State lawmakers missed a deadline Saturday to fill a $770 million budget gap being faced by the Regional Transportation ...
Public transit funding bill missed a big deadline. What happens next?
It's unclear if lawmakers will approve the $770 million needed to cover transit agencies’ budget holes in 2026 when federal ...
‘Doomsday' scenario possible, experts warn, as Illinois transit reform stalls
Legislators were unable to hash out a solution for Chicago's transit crisis before leaving Springfield on Saturday at the end ...
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Future for Chicago’s transit system hangs in the balance after budget shortfall
Illinois lawmakers failed to address a $771 million hole in the transportation budget before the legislative session ended on ...
Chicago transit plan that would raise rideshare taxes, tolls blasted by critics
With COVID-era funding set to dry up, Illinois officials are scrambling to address public transit concerns, with one new plan drawing intense scrutiny.
Chicago risks severe cuts to transit. Riders from its poorest suburbs could be hit even harder
Winfred Wilson was struggling to make ends meet on less than $700 a month, so he moved in with his daughter, gave up his car ...
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Deadline Approaching for Illinois Lawmakers to Secure Transit Funding and Reform Bill
CTA, Metra and Pace are facing a $770 million hole in their budget next year and are urging the Illinois General Assembly to pass a public transportation funding and reform bill to avoid service cuts ...