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Illinois Deserves No Applause for Funding the CTA

Latest in Topic: Transportation

Illinois Deserves No Applause for Funding the CTA

by Violet J | November 20, 2025February 6, 2026

On Halloween, the Illinois General Assembly voted on a $1.5 billion funding package for public transit in Chicago. This budget funds the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and PACE, in addition to replacing…

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SHUT DOWN LINE 5

SHUT DOWN LINE 5

by Joanne Coutts | October 25, 2022October 25, 2022
This piece was originally published on Detroit Socialist. **** This summer, members of…
The Ecosocialist Case Against Rahm Emanuel

The Ecosocialist Case Against Rahm Emanuel

by Emily Mikhail | December 10, 2020
The DSA for a Green New Deal Campaign is planning a . With…
The View From the Tracks: Chicago’s Geographic Segregation Made Visible by the CTA

The View From the Tracks: Chicago’s Geographic Segregation Made Visible by the CTA

by Tyler Olmsted | December 2, 2020
It’s 5:15 p.m. on a Thursday evening in Chicago’s downtown Loop. Hoards of…

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