• "RTA anticipates cuts for CTA and Metra could begin in late 2026, Pace cuts anticipated in 2027" (Daily Line)
• "Pace... apparently has enough unspent federal COVID relief dollars to make it through 2026 without cutting bus routes or frequency" (Evanston Now)
• "RTA survey: CTA satisfaction lags Pace, Metra. Board members receive results of latest survey as fiscal cliff looms" (WBBM)
• "Downtown Streets Could Close During Mexican Independence Day Celebrations, City Warn" (Block Club)
• "SW Side In 'Trouble' If Warehouse Park Doesn’t Replace Ford City Mall, Ald. Says As Some Neighbors Oppose Plan" (Block Club)
• "ULI Chicago offers redevelopment ideas for Naperville’s 5th Avenue area" (Daily Herald)
• Chicken soup for the pedestrian's soul: Uptowner thanks men who helped her after she dislocated her new hip replacement while walking dog (Sun-Times)

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