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A veteran’s fight for GI Bill benefits, how Chicago’s green river tradition began and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a five-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden proposed budget, subject to negotiation with GOP, includes $350 million for CTA Red Line expansion

Illinois Democrats Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Mike Quigley - have been pushing for the funds to extend the CTA’s Red Line on the South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

These 1970s CTA cars have gone off the rails — and are for sale — in West Virginia

The 2400-series CTA rail cars have been listed for $35,000 on Facebook Marketplace. But you have to go get them — and they weigh 54,000 pounds apiece.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Man wounded in shooting on CTA bus in Chatham

The man was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA adapting to keep electric buses running during Chicago winters

The CTA started experimenting with electric buses in 2014, and has developed a system it thinks will work as the transit authority moves to an all-electric fleet by 2040.

Chicago Sun-Times

Commentary: The next mayor of Chicago has a reform mandate

One thing is clear from the mayoral election: The people of Chicago want reform. That’s why we saw such a large number of candidates enter the race against a one-term mayor and why there were more than twice as many early votes counted than in 2019.

Chicago Tribune

In Chicago, adapting electric buses to winter’s challenges

The No. 66 bus rattles just like a regular diesel bus on Chicago's west side, but no one seems to notice the high-pitched whine of the electric motor that makes it go

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Setting the agenda for the next mayor

Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. Here’s some of what’s on our to-do list.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicagoans hit the polls, CTA livestreams platform conditions and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a five-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Facing complaints about delays, CTA offers livestream of platform conditions to help commuters plan their trips

The service, which began this week, is available for select Blue Line stations.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jimmy Carter was ahead of his time

How much better off would we be today if his programs were passed by Congress?

Chicago Sun-Times

Regional mass transit needs more public investment, RTA chief says

Citing upcoming shortfalls in RTA’s operating budget, Kirk Dillard proposes improvements to CTA, Pace and Metra if public funding can be secured in upcoming years.

Chicago Sun-Times

Barcelona’s past payments to referees’ chief cast dark cloud over La Liga

Questions abound after revelations that José María Enríquez Negreira, the former referee, was paid €7m by Barcelona

The Guardian - UK

CTA set to begin Blue Line track work, impacting travel to O’Hare on the weekends

The Belmont, Logan Square and California stations will entirely or partially closed beginning the weekend of Feb. 24.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Candace Henley, “Chief Survival Officer,” founded The Blue Hat Foundation

Candace Henley, a near West Side native, wants you to know that colorectal cancer screenings, patient navigation and emotional and financial assistance are available for people facing or at risk of America’s third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicagoans respond to property tax hikes, R. Kelly’s new trial request denied and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Daily Mirror

Barcelona release statement explaining secret payments to LaLiga referee's company

Barcelona have been accused of making secret payments to a company owned by a former LaLiga referee, who later became the vice president of the committee overseeing match officials

Chicago Sun-Times

Wilson’s plan to fill CPD vacancies: increase pay, eliminate exam, ‘temporarily’ raise retirement age to 67

The businessman also vowed to put armed police officers on CTA trains and buses to lure back riders who have abandoned the transit system in droves.

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Chicago Sun-Times

CTA, Pace to launch joint, unlimited-ride passes Feb. 20

The CTA and Pace are merging their day and multiday pass programs into a series of passes that work across both platforms. Prices won’t change.

Chicago Sun-Times

Seniors, people with disabilities, CPS students should ride CTA free, mayoral challenger Brandon Johnson says

Johnson already had proposed free CTA rides for CPS students. Friday, he unveiled a transportation plan that extends free rides to the elderly and people with disabilities — and offers deep discounts to the working poor.

Chicago Sun-Times

Aldermanic candidate Wendi Taylor Nations crusades against crime, and in her case it’s personal

Nations, who is running in 43rd Ward, was once molested on a CTA staircase.

Chicago Sun-Times

Picture Chicago: Must-see photos from the last couple weeks in the city

Chicago mayoral candidates campaign, kids try out for the Jesse White Tumblers and more in our best photos of the last few weeks.

Chicago Sun-Times

Four-candidate mayoral forum turns into two-way conversation after no-shows

Scheduling conflicts kept Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson and businessman Willie Wilson away from the forum, so community activist Ja’Mal Green and retiring Ald. Roderick Sawyer had the stage to themselves.

Chicago Sun-Times

Johnson’s education plan includes free CTA rides, City Colleges tuition for CPS students

“Why are we making children pay for a ride to get to a school that’s not in their neighborhood?” Johnson asked. “Children should be able to focus on learning and not trying to figure out how they’re gonna get a ride to school.”

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA bus crashes into currency exchange, injuring 4 people in West Roseland

The bus struck the building near 111th and Michigan Avenue, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

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