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News & Politics
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Feature
Mar 21, 2019
Warning bells
With a Democrat in the governor's office, Metra expects to finally get an influx of cash—but will it be enough to make up for the years-long backlog?
By Mari Cohen and City Bureau
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el
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Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 5, 2017
Video
The two-year Illinois budget stalemate is expected to end this week with a house vote, and other Chicago news
Also, the
New York Daily News
slams Rahm's "DUMB TRACK MIND."
By Kate Shepherd
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Did You Read __________?
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Chicago
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Illinois
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state budget impasse
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Springfield
,
Illinois General Assembly
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Illinois house of representatives
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Illinois senate
,
Bruce Rauner
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Mike Madigan
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John Cullerton
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Bill Brady
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Standard and Poor's
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Rahm Emanuel
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New York City
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New York Daily News
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Chicago Transit Authority
,
New York Times
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mass transit
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Chicago Public Schools
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Karen Lewis
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Chicago Teachers Union
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Chicago Police Department
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guns
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drugs
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police raids
,
DMK Restaurants
,
environment
,
Chicago Cubs
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Wade Davis
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Kris Bryant
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MLB
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All-Star Game
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Avisail Garcia
,
Chicago White Sox
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Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jul 4, 2017
Video
Emanuel urges Trump to increase federal gas tax, stop slamming Chicago, and other Chicago news
Also, Standard & Poor's calls the Illinois house's actions a "crucial step" to end budget stalemate.
By Kate Shepherd
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,
Did You Read __________?
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Chicago
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Illinois
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Rahm Emanuel
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Donald Trump
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New York City
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Washington D.C.
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Chicago Transit Authority
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Girl Forward
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Arts & Culture
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Feature
Oct 2, 2013
The migration of the hipster
A Chicago history, 1898-present
By Aimee Levitt
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Nightwood
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Co-Prosperity Sphere
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Blogs
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Bleader
Nov 13, 2007
Train wreck
Illinois' irresponsible Democratic state leaders cost the CTA the price of a new rail car with every "doomsday" they precipitate.
By Harold Henderson
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Cta
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Politics
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Illinois
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Mass Transit
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Bleader
Nov 2, 2007
Subways compared
Is mine bigger? Subways compared.
By Harold Henderson
Tags:
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World comparisons
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Seoul
Blogs
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Bleader
Jan 25, 2007
Grade inflation in transit world
Would you give the CTA a B-minus?
By Harold Henderson
Tags:
Cta
,
Chicago
,
Sustainability
,
Mass Transit
,
Conscious Choice
Blogs
,
Bleader
Dec 19, 2006
Playing games with statistics
The Heartland Institute fudges the numbers on home workers vs. transit takers.
By Harold Henderson
Tags:
Chicago
,
Heartland Institute
,
Wendell Cox
,
Mass Transit
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Working At Home
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