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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 29
• Illinois Policy is back on their... ridiculousness, demanding upgrades to transit that are already in bill, while rejecting new revenue sources to fund them
October 29, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, October 28
• RTA board captain Kirk Dillard: "The real consequences of not funding transit in Illinois" (Tribune)
October 28, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 27
• New Illinois Policy op-ed in Daily Herald: proposed driving fees to fund transit are unfair to suburbanites, even though they'd prevent Metra and Pace cuts
October 27, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 24
• "Transit Leaders Plead For Lawmakers To Fill $200 Million Shortfall As CTA, Metra Cuts Loom" (Block Club)
October 24, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 23
• "We need to get through the next two years at least with a [transit] funding mechanism,” said GOP Rosemont Rep. Brad Stephens (WTTW)
October 23, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 22
• After semi driver fatally struck boy, 13, on bike near Manhattan Metra station, mayor posted, "Our children deserve safe streets, protected crossings" (NBC)
October 22, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, October 21
• UChicago municipal finance expert Justin Marlowe explains, "What caused Chicago’s transit funding crisis—and what could fix it" (UChicago News)
October 21, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 20
• Capitol Fax: "Roundup: Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois"
October 20, 2025
Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 17
• Housing advocates: 1, NIMBYs: 0: "Broadway Rezoning In Edgewater, Uptown Gets City Council OK After Months Of Neighbor Debate" (Block Club)
October 17, 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