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Thousands of riders signed letters urging Illinois legislators to find a transit funding solution before it is too late.

Like Karl, you can join the fight to help us win funding and reform to build a better system for everyone who relies on it. Visit
SaveTransitNow.org.
October 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Pérez feels trapped in a country that doesn’t want her. She’s afraid of leaving her apartment, afraid that she will be detained and that her children will be taken away from her. “I feel so scared, always looking around in every direction. I was trying to leave voluntarily, like the president said.”
“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America
Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...
www.propublica.org
October 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
August 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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The best article I've read on how US electric bus mandates are making both transit and emissions worse, from former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation
@jimaloisi.bsky.social

Could someone pls translate this article into Californian?

commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/why-...
Why the MBTA's electric bus mandate is a bad idea - CommonWealth Beacon
Massachusetts would do substantially more to reduce carbon emissions if it invested in an electric regional rail system with 15-30 minute frequencies that enabled more people to take the train rather ...
commonwealthbeacon.org
July 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Will preach about respecting Pigeons till the day I die.

Pigeons are our own pocket sized city dinosaurs!!! We domesticated them to love us and then we abandoned and villainized them. Our little feathered friends deserve kindness.
July 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Thought this was bill murray in some sort of Wes Anderson promo for a sec
Feed, a country diner at home in Chicago for two decades, is for sale. blockclubchi.co/44mwpHi
July 2, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Soaking up the rich culture of Indiana
June 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
June 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Recently discovered my dog loves nature documentaries as much as I do
June 14, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Anyone gonna give the CTA some love in this trying time
June 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I like Mike Birbiglia as much as the next person but it appears that This American Life is incapable of featuring other comedians besides him. Does Ira Glass owe him money what is the deal 🤨
May 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Thousands of riders across the region have joined the call for improved transit —sharing personal stories about how public transit impacts their lives, their families, and their futures. We encourage all residents to make their voices heard at SaveTransitNow.org. 🚇
May 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
stopped reading when this guy described I Love You, Man as "largely forgettable"

let me just say: BOO
May 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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There’s a million reasons why Illinois public transit is not only worth saving, but worth investing in for the future.

We asked riders why public transit is important to them and their communities:
May 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The RTA pitches a “historic restructuring” that aims to satisfy calls for governance change and improve rider experience, amid concerns over an estimated $750 million budget gap for Chicagoland transit.

to.wttw.com/4aieZy0
RTA Wants Lawmakers to Boost Its Authority to Oversee, Coordinate Chicago-Area Transit
The proposal comes as the Chicago region’s transit agencies are facing down an estimated $750 million fiscal cliff next year when COVID-19 relief money runs out — and amid conversations in Springfield...
to.wttw.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM