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The CTA is planning no changes to fares in its 2024 budget, as it looks to continue drawing back riders from pandemic lows and to address employee shortages that have left the agency struggling to provide frequent, reliable train and bus service. Agency officials said they plan to add back service in the coming year — after cuts from pre-pandemic levels — but the budget contained few details ...

The CTA launched a new train safety campaign in an effort to keep people off its tracks.

Because Connex Credit Union Inc.'s overdraft fees are plainly explained in governing account contracts, a putative class action over so-called "authorize positive, settle negative" transactions cannot proceed as a matter of law, the financial institution said in a motion to strike an amended complaint that a customer filed in state court.

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A Connecticut attorney who served a federal prison sentence for tax crimes urged a state court on Wednesday to disqualify the judge overseeing his professional discipline case, claiming that a comment she made during a status conference shows that she may have prejudged the outcome by demanding a tough term of suspension.

CHICAGO -- Louciana Johnson thought his corporate wellness job’s move to Merchandise Mart downtown would ease his commute, allowing him to take the Brown Line instead of paying for ride-shares. Johnson remembered trains once arriving nearly back to back during rush hour. If one train was too crowded, it was easy enough to wait until a less crowded train arrived. But that is no longer the case. ...

Louciana Johnson thought his corporate wellness job’s move to Merchandise Mart downtown would ease his commute, allowing him to take the Brown Line instead of paying for ride-shares. Johnson remembered trains once arriving nearly back to back during rush hour. If one train was too crowded, it was easy enough to wait until a less crowded train arrived. But that is no longer the case. Early one ...

Roy Stein passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the The Independent on 2023-10-05.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters after voting on a resolution to extend a deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown on Capitol Hill,

2 hours agoimage source, Good picturesimage caption, Jamal Bowman denies trying to block the voteThe investigation began after a congressman in the US