RTA Board meets with $771M budget shortfall looming with cuts forecast for CTA, Metra, Pace
The Regional Transportation Authority's Board of Directors meeting for the first time since releasing a bleak report last ...
RTA warns of how drastic service cuts would be to CTA, Metra, Pace without bailout from state
If new funds do not come in, the agencies are predicting not only a drastic reduction in service, but also the cutting of thousands of jobs.
Transit riders decry potential cuts to CTA, Metra, Pace at RTA board meeting
The RTA, which coordinates the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace, is facing a $770 million fiscal cliff next year ...
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On the right track? Glen Ellyn village president hopefuls talk train station redo
The next Glen Ellyn village president will have a say in a number of big-ticket projects in the works or under review — a ...
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Metra rail yard project chugging along
By Susan W. Murraynews@the woodstockindependent.comAbout three dozen people formed the early bird group as the Opera House ...
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 workers, members of ATU Local 308, canvassing stations to raise awareness of fiscal cliff
CTA workers say they've reached a dire situation and are fighting for their jobs, if what was outlined in a grim report released last week comes to fruition. Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local ...
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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Metra seeks input about renaming Rock Island Line
Metra is seeking feedback from commuters about potentially renaming several of its rail lines, including the Rock Island Line ...
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"Unprecedented cuts": Chicago could see major public transit cuts, RTA warns
Driving the news: RTA Chicago, which oversees CTA, Metra and Pace, issued a warning Friday that all three agencies will face ...
Police, Metra stations become focus of Elmhurst mayor race
Elmhurst voters will choose between incumbent Mayor Scott Levin and challenger Mark Mulliner, a longtime city alderman.
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 ...