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RTA chief announces retirement amid launch of new transit agencySep 02, 2026 4:42 pm - The decision comes with “total confidence in where this agency is headed,” RTA chief Leanne Redden said. Her last day is yet to be determined.
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NITA is in the driver’s seat for public transit with $8 million assist from consultantsSep 02, 2026 11:43 am - Officials launched NITA, the oversight agency for Metra, Pace and CTA that replaces the RTA, Tuesday and debuted its website.
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Getting there: Where’s the cheapest gas, worst traffic, and airport crowds this Labor Day weekendAug 31, 2026 6:28 pm - Is fuel cheaper in Wisconsin or Indiana? Here’s a current snapshot but Labor Day gas costs are hard to predict with the Iran conflict, experts say.
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Schaumburg to impose temporary traffic and parking restrictions around SeptemberfestAug 31, 2026 11:21 am - Temporary road closures and parking restrictions will be in place surrounding the Robert O. Atcher Municipal Campus starting before and running through Septemberfest over the Labor Day weekend.
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‘A perfect storm of problems’: Feds dig into gate flaw and crew fatigue in deadly Elgin train crashAug 30, 2026 8:04 am - “I was fighting sleep” before a fatal Kane County train crash, an engineer tells the NTSB. But there are other issues at play, documents show.
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‘It’s all teed up’: Dillard’s last stop as RTA chief comes as new agency risesAug 29, 2026 4:59 pm - After helping the RTA regain its focus amid scandals and interagency strife, plus weather the pandemic and a financial crisis, board chair is exiting.
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How a suburban prosecutor hopes to close the technology gap with online predatorsAug 27, 2026 2:49 pm - Prosecuting suspected online predators and human traffickers is hard work, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser said. She ought to know — her office has prosecuted 93 of them since 2022. Now she hopes a $1 million federal grant to the county will help her office’s efforts.
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A 15-minute express train to O’Hare? One group is making the pitch, but the proposal faces hurdles.Aug 25, 2026 8:17 am - A group of business and transportation leaders wants to build a private train they say could take travelers from downtown Chicago to O’Hare International Airport in 15 mi...
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RTA approves funding estimates in final meeting before being replaced by Northern Illinois Transit AuthorityAug 21, 2026 12:39 pm - Regional Transportation Authority board members met for the final regularly scheduled meeting of the agency’s more than 50-year history Thursday morning, approving transit funding estimates for next year and waxing poetic about the governing body’s imminent obsolescence.
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Pritzker announces his appointments to the new Northern Illinois Transit Authority boardAug 21, 2026 11:34 am - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced his Northern Illinois Transit Authority board appointments Friday, ending speculation about the final composition of the new board that will soon possess broad authority to govern the CTA, Metra and Pace.
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