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Latest Update: February 17, 2024
- Pulaski Blue Line station profile updated and expanded, with more detail and information about the station's original design and about the proposed renovation/accessibility design and recent funding information for renovation as part of the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP), and 12 new photos (including two conceptual renderings from the Blue Line Forest Park Vision Study).
- Midway station profile updated with information about the station's art installations and 2 new photos.
- Harlem (O'Hare branch) station profile updated with information about the bus bridge reconstruction and 2 renderings of the planned improvement.
- One new entry added to the Memories section.
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- Private sector entities: Got a bright idea to solve the CTA's problems? Submit it to the agency's new Innovation Studio [March 22: Streetsblog Chicago]
- CTA receives $111 million in funding for Forest Park Branch Rebuild [March 20: Urbanize Chicago]
- Celebrate CTA, Pace and Metra workers during your commute on Transit Employee Appreciation Day [March 18: ABC Chicago]
- Brown Line service temporarily suspended between Kimball and Belmont Stations, CTA says [March 17: Chicago Tribune]
- Food truck catches fire under CTA Brown Line; service back to normal [March 17: CBS Chicago]
- Fire temporarily halts Brown Line service on Chicago's North Side [March 17: NBC Chicago]
- CTA Brown Line service resumes after food truck fire under tracks at Western station [March 17: ABC Chicago]
- CTA, Metra, and Pace Encourage Passengers to Say "Thank You!" to Rail and Bus Operators on Transit Employee Appreciation Day 2024 [March 15: CTA press release]
- CTA receives federal grant to replace Blue Line tracks [March 15: Crain's Chicago Business]
- Suspect allegedly robbed man of headphones on CTA Red Line train: police [March 15: Fox Chicago]
- New 'Ask CTA' Video Series Addressing Rider Questions Set to Launch [March 14: CTA press release]
- Transit advocates weigh in on the CTA's Refresh & Renew program [March 14: Streetsblog Chicago]
- Chicago police seek group in robbery on CTA Red Line platform at State and Lake [March 14: CBS Chicago]
- Chicago police search for man who stole headphones from CTA Red Line rider [March 14: CBS Chicago]
- CTA receives $111 million grant to replace some Blue Line tracks, improve accessibility [March 14: Chicago Sun-Times]
- CTA Receives $111 Million In Federal Funding to Advance Forest Park Branch Rebuild Project [March 13: CTA press release]
- CTA's $3.6 Billion Red Line Extension Project Included in Biden-Harris Administration Recommendation to Congress for Federal Funding Support in 2025 Budget Request [March 13: CTA press release]
- CTA Red Line extension to get $350 million in Biden’s proposed budget [March 13: Chicago Sun-Times]
- Department of Transportation recommends $350 million for Red Line extension [March 13: Crain's Chicago Business]
- CTA Red Line extension gets $350 million in Biden's proposed budget [March 13: NBC Chicago]
- Biden-Harris Administration Proposes $4 Billion for Key Transit Projects [March 13: Railway-News]
- President Biden's FY 2025 Budget includes nearly $4 billion in CIG funding [March 12: Mass Transit]
- CTA Continues to Rely on Bus and Train Operator Overtime -- But Fails to Provide Detailed Information Within Required Time Frame [March 12: WTTW Chicago]
- Delayed Red, Purple Line service resumes after track fire near Addison Station: officials [March 11: Chicago Tribune]
- CTA Red and Purple train service restored after track fire in Lake View [March 11: Chicago Sun-Times]
- Track fire partially shuts down CTA Red, Purple lines on Chicago's North Side [March 11: CBS Chicago]
- Track fire halts CTA Red, Purple line trains on North Side [March 11: NBC Chicago]
- CTA Red, Purple lines running with delays after North Side track fire [March 11: ABC Chicago]
- Time for Spring Cleaning at the CTA: Crews Begin 'Refresh & Renew' Work Across System [March 11: CTA press release]
- CTA announces spring cleaning for rail and bus stations [March 11: Chicago Sun-Times]
- Chicago train stations to receive safety, security improvements across five lines, CTA says [March 11: ABC Chicago]
- Spring cleaning: CTA to begin repairs, improvements at some rail stations, bus turnarounds [March 11: WGN Chicago]
- Robbers sought for stealing headphones from CTA riders, police say [March 11: CBS Chicago]
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