Transportation authorities are looking to test a new program next year that will offer half-priced Metra fares to low-income residents, as a pilot program…
Good morning, Chicago. A controversial private school tax credit that’s set to expire at the end of the year is one of the biggest unresolved issues Illinois lawmakers figure to take up when they return to Springfield on Tuesday to begin their final session of 2023. The debate over whether state income-tax incentives should continue to be used to fund the “Invest In Kids” voucher program has .
Transportation authorities are looking to test a new program next year that will offer half-priced Metra fares to low-income residents, as a pilot program that lowered fares on South Side Metra routes is set to end. The new program, which could begin in February, would allow all state residents eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a federal income-based program, to apply .
When you see a headline about Chicago having a consistent grid of rapid transit lines that connect all parts the city, you know it’s got to be from a satirical publication. After all, there’s no way that could be a reality here anytime soon, at least with the current, sluggish state of express bus and train line expansion.
The Chicago Genius Herald comedy website recently ran a clever article titled, “Left Unchecked, Red Line Expansions Could Spread All Over City By Mid-2040s, Providing Dangerous Levels Of Interconnectedness And Convenience.” It was illustrated by the above map indicating new ‘L’ lines spaced in a grid every couple of miles basically everywhere you’d want them to be if you could wave a magic wand and create a coherent rapid transit system.