Today in Chicago History: 11,000 CTA workers walk off the job, stranding 700,000 daily riders

1979: Up to 11,000 Chicago Transit Authority workers walked off the job eight days before Christmas, causing 700,000 daily ...

Bill to transform public transit in Illinois signed into law. Here's what is included

After years of “fiscal cliffs and “doomsday scenarios,” Chicago transit now has a financial lifeline from Springfield.

JB Pritzker signs transit bill that should avert major service cuts, but cautions that ‘transformation’ takes time

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday celebrated his enactment of a new law that advocates say will avert catastrophic service cuts on ...
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Eye On Illinois: Redistricting thankfully moot, railroad reaction and WIU selling QC assets

RAILROAD REACTION: Thursday’s column about new plans for interurban rail lines in Southeastern Wisconsin, with eyes on ...
Midland Daily News

Pere Marquette 1225, the train behind ‘The Polar Express,’ became a Michigan holiday icon

Discover how Pere Marquette 1225 inspired The Polar Express and now powers Michigan’s North Pole Express between Owosso and ...