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The Bloomingdale Trail vs. the High Line: A tale of two greenways
By Alex Baum, Regional Director – ERA-co
October 16, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 16
• Another report on the rally in Horseshoe Sandwich Land: "100s Rally at State Capitol Urging Lawmakers to Prioritize People Over Polluters (Capitol Fax)
October 16, 2025
Live from Springfield: Environmental advocates urge lawmakers to “fix and fund public transportation” at Climate Action Day at the Capitol
October 15, 2025
Kam was replaced by Ram, but High Speed Rail Alliance’s “Averting the Fiscal Cliff” talk was still thought-provoking
Last Friday's transit talk, "Averting the Cliff: The Road to Regional & High-Speed Rail" was supposed to feature State Rep. Kam Buckner, co-leader of the House's Public Transit Working Group, but he couldn't make it. So the question of who would take his place was a bit of a cliffhanger: Who would fill Buckner's Nikes?
October 15, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 15
• "Federal Agents Cause Crash, Tear Gas Protesters On Southeast Side Street" (Block Club)
October 15, 2025
Chicago DSA and Chicago Transit Justice Coalition sounded off on the fiscal cliff and job conditions at CTA Worker and Rider Town Hall
Usually in news stories about Chicagoland's looming transit fiscal cliff, which Springfield legislators resumed tackling in the fall veto session today, you hear from agency officials, public transportation advocates, and riders.
October 14, 2025
Active Trans’ recent Suburban Advocacy Connect session discussed ways to gather support for funding transit
The Active Transportation Alliance and Ride Illinois held a Suburban Advocacy Connect session over Zoom on Wednesday, October 8th. Besides the updates on ATA and Ride Illinois, this latest meeting also included a market research presentation about gathering and expanding support for transit.
October 14, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, October 14
• "Springfield now faces the $2B question: How much to invest in transit's future" (Crain's)
October 14, 2025
As we anxiously await the fall veto session, Rep. Mary Beth Canty offers a pep talk. She thinks a transit reform/funding bill will pass.
"I am a patient boyI wait, I wait, I wait, I wait"
October 10, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 10
• Soldier-free CTA for now? "Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s National Guard Mobilization To Chicago" (Block Club)
October 10, 2025