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Fare changes, consolidated transit agencies among the ideas to reshape Chicago-area public transportation

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning has been tasked by the state with developing recommendations that would reshape the region’s transit.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 17, 2023

The end of Chicago poaching suburban corporate headquarters? Area-wide initiative touts ‘new era of regional cooperation’

High up on former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s brag sheet were corporate relocations and he helped to lure Motorola from Schaumburg, Kraft Heinz from Northfield and McDonald’s from Oak Brook, among many others.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 5, 2023

A budget cliff is looming for Chicago transit agencies, and fare hikes and service cuts might not be able to fill it

In November 2019, people trying to get to work or take weekend outings in Chicagoland crammed themselves onto the “L,” public buses and commuter trains at least 39.6 million times.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 12, 2022