Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 24

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• Chicago-area residents support proposed CTA, Metra, Pace merger, survey finds (Block Club)

• Shocking! Chicagoland transit executives, who might lose jobs if 4 agencies merge, urge for more funding, see consolidation as the wrong move (WTTW)

• Editorial: merging Chicago area transit agencies could be just the ticket for riders (Sun-Times)

• 4 seriously injured after driver crashes into Harvey place of worship, requiring demotion of building

• Buffalo Grove studio owner Roman Mazur, 87, killed by driver at unsignalized intersection w/o marked crosswalks remembered for passion for dance (ABC)

• 3 shot, 1 fatally, near Howard CTA station in Rogers Park: Chicago police (ABC)

• Metra trains delayed after body found near tracks on North Side, officials say (ABC)

• CTA Train operator had alcohol in their system when Yellow Line train crashed in 2023, report shows (ABC)

• Great minds think alike! On Tuesday we ran J. Niimi’s piece on Forest Park branch safety, ridership issues. That day, the Reader covered the same topic.

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