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An article in the Sun-Times today reported that CTA President Frank Kruesi and Senate President Emil Jones have reached an agreement to delay major cuts in CTA service. The CTA has its "doomsday" meeting tomorrow and is set to vote on the cuts. If the cuts pass, CTA would eliminate 30 bus routes, lay off 1,250 workers and stop overnight L service. Kruesi and CTA board president Carole Brown have said they would delay the... more ›

High fives to Midwest Unrest who managed today to somehow send emails to Chicago media from the CTA promising a day of free transit tomorrow and an apology from the CTA president Frank Kruesi about possible future service cuts. “I personally apologize to our lower income, disabled, elderly and south side riders,” the fake news release attributes to Kruesi. “I apologize for not communicating more at our previous CTA public hearings.” The message closed with... more ›

The folks over at Midwest Unrest are organizing a fare strike for December 15 to protest the CTA cuts. more ›