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From new train lines to parking regulations: What else is in Illinois’ transit bill

Two regions — Peoria and the Quad Cities — could be the largest downstate communities to benefit from the bill. It allows the ...

Metra BNSF service stopped in Chicago suburbs after pedestrian struck by train

Train service for the Metra BNSF line was halted Wednesday night in the Chicago suburbs after a pedestrian was struck by a ...
World Socialist Web Site

Chicago transit crisis: As legislative session ends, funding crisis threatens massive service cuts and layoffs

A Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train waits at the Forest Park, Illinois station for the eastern journey to downtown Chicago on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. [AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast] The ...
Chicago Tribune

Illinois legislators left Springfield without funding public transit (for now). Here’s what that means for CTA, Metra, Pace.

For months, Chicagoland’s transit agencies have sounded an alarm: If lawmakers don’t plug a looming $771 million budget gap, they warned, residents will experience drastic service cuts on the CTA, ...
WXYZ

CPKC Holiday Train to pass through metro Detroit on Saturday, Nov. 22

The CPKC Holiday Train will pass through metro Detroit once again this year on its way from Windsor to Chicago. According to the CPKC website, the holiday train will be in Windsor on Saturday, Nov. 22 ...