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• Another report on the rally in Horseshoe Sandwich Land: "100s Rally at State Capitol Urging Lawmakers to Prioritize People Over Polluters (Capitol Fax)
• "Illinois lawmakers work on $1.5B bill to bail out CTA, Metra and Pace" (FOX)
• "Pace’s Proposed 2026 Budget Maintains Current Suburban Service; Includes 10% Fare Increase" (Capitol Fax)
• Denise Barreto, ex-CTA equity and engagement officer, and Alex Nelson, strategic advisor for Better Streets Chicago, discuss transit funding (WBEZ)
• "Man, dog killed when struck by Amtrak train on Metra Milwaukee District North tracks in Morton Gove" (CBS)
• "Elderly driver walks away from car struck by Metra UP-NW train in Fox River Grove" (CBS)
• "Automated ticketing cameras added to 6 Downtown CTA buses" to prevent bus and bike lane blockage (Sun-Times)
• "Ventra outage planned for Friday night; CTA, Metra riders will not need to tap" (CBS)
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