Despite myriad challenges — including a sprawling homeless population and its reputation as a sometimes dodgy place to live ...

Despite myriad challenges — including a sprawling homeless population and its reputation as a sometimes dodgy place to live ...

The big city's commuters would be hit hard, with the Chicago Transit Authority poised to shut down four of eight elevated train lines and 74 of 127 bus routes under the worst-case scenario.

But that measure would not remedy the $770 million fiscal cliff that Chicago area transit operators are expected to face next year as federal COVID-19 pandemic relief subsidies run out.