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In case you didn’t feel like showing up: Trib reporter Jake Sheridan names and shames the absentee alders who sank today’s CTA hearing at City Hall
"Somebody once told me the [CTA] is gonna roll meI ain't the sharpest tool in the shedShe was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumbIn the shape of an 'L' [train] on her forehead"
March 27, 2026
CTA prez Dorval Carter ghosts City Council hearing on ghost runs, service gaps, safety
"If he was taking it seriously he would be here. That's a disrespect to the Council, and to the ridership, and to the workers."
September 14, 2022
Alderpersons turn up the heat on CTA to explain how the agency will fix service gaps
Service gaps were understandable during the depths of the pandemic, but that's no longer an acceptable excuse, so it's good to see alders lighting a fire under the agency to address the problem.
June 22, 2022