CTA to lock in federal funding for Red Line extension before Trump takes office
The CTA is set to formally lock in needed federal money for the extension of the Red Line before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, paving the way for the long-planned addition through Chicago ...
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Legislation proposing a merger of Chicago and suburban transit authorities may see action during lame duck session, says Kifowit
Lawmakers in the 103rd General Assembly have some difficult decisions to make on what topics to bring up for discussion ...
Chicago, once again, ranks among the worst in the nation for traffic congestion in annual report
Roads are so snarled that the city once again ranked among the worst in the nation for the severity of traffic in 2024.
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Transit faces year of reckoning in 2025
Those federal dollars run out in 2026, but according to the Regional Transportation Authority, the funding conduit for area ...
Who we lost in 2024: Remembering the good times and grand talents that departed this last year
Tommy DeLorenzo, who died at 38 in October, was a master balloon artist — balloon décor, balloon sculpture, balloon arches.
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Chicago RTA announces its plans for the future with 2025 regional operating budget and 2025-2029 Capital Program
A new regional operating budget has been approved by the Chicago Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Board of Directors along with the agency’s 2025-2029 Capital Program for metropolitan ...
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Chicago’s Best Restaurants to Celebrate New Year’s Eve
In other words: Now is the time to make your plans. Fortunately, Chicago restaurants and bars offer plenty of ways to ring in the new year — from lavish multi-course meals and an Italian disco ...
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Apple Maps on the web now has Look Around
At launch, the Apple Maps web beta included basic functionality like searching for points of interest, seeing ratings, browsing area Guides, and getting directions. With Look Around, the web ...
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Here are the main taxes, fees in Chicago's 2025 budget
While Chicago's 2025 budget doesn't include a $68 million property tax increase, it comes with a bundle of taxes and fees designed to bridge a billion-dollar budget gap. NBC Universal, Inc. After ...
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Chicago’s Best New Brunches
The Eater Chicago Brunch Heatmap is here to help by ... For a list of classic city favorites, check out the Iconic Brunch Map. Chef Rich Wang’s restaurant draws on his childhood in a juàn ...
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Tap water in Chicago, suburbs, may soon look discolored. Here's why, and what to do
Heads up, Illinois residents: the water coming from your faucet may look different. But don't worry, Chicago officials say -- it's all part of a change to how tap water in the area is treated.
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Letters: Here’s what we must do to achieve world-class mass transit in Chicago
But one does not need to travel 4,000 miles to know that public transit in Chicago needs funding and reform. The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) has set out, and I have personally ...