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During budget town hall at Malcolm X College, officials promise to save the CTA by any means necessary
The CTA held the last of its 2025 budget town halls yesterday, allowing more members of the community to voice their concerns and opinions about the looming $771 million regional transit fiscal cliff. The event took place at Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd. While officials acknoewledged the budget crisis, it was a "good news and bad news"-style meeting.
September 26, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, September 26
• CTA Board Member Roberto Requejo: We can find $1B to save and improve Chicagoland transit by using one weird trick!
September 26, 2025
GOP State Rep. and Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens on solving the transit fiscal cliff: “This can’t be a city-versus-suburbs thing.”
"Slow motion riders fly the colors of the day...Listen now children, all is not lost.
September 25, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, September 25
• CPD releases image of suspect in hammer attack and robbery of man, 30, following argument on Red Line Friday around 7:20 AM near 69th (ABC)
September 25, 2025
A transit fiscal cliff town hall double-header: Wicker Park and Uptown
At the Truman College event, Sen. Mike Simmons and Sen Ram Villivalam disputed claims about the transit bill from Republican senators.
September 24, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, September 24
• At Milwaukee Complete Streets event in River West, "Johnson calls more Chicago protected bike lanes ‘ultimate goal,’ touts milestone" (Tribune)
September 24, 2025
Eyes on the street: PARK(ing) Day 2025: A Celebration of Community and Urban Transformation
One of the many important and/or enjoyable sustainable transportation-related events that happened last weekend (more on that tomorrow) was last Saturday's PARK(ing) Day 2025, organized by the Chicago Growth Project. The event took place on the parking lots of Dovetail Brewery, Belle Plaine and Ravenswood avenues, and Demo Brewery, Berteau and Ravenswood avenues, a mere 0.2 miles away from each other. Dovetail is sandwiched between Metra's Union Pacific North Line and the CTA Brown Line.
September 23, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September 23
• SBC contributor Igor Studenkov: "Metra, Pace won’t make cuts, will raise fares next year as fiscal cliff still looms" (Evanston Roundtable)
September 23, 2025
A driver struck and killed Anakin Perez, 9, in the street in front of his Chicago school. How do we make sure that never happens again?
By Molly Brown
September 22, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, September 22
• RTA: "What transit riders are telling us: 2025 Customer Satisfaction Survey Results"
September 22, 2025