Correct, and we had a complete failure of the IL legislature to pass a bill and the governor’s team sat it out - if he’s such a strong governor he could have helped make something happen, all he’s done is blame transit workers
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People will never be satisfied and Chicago is vitally important to the state so contact your representatives and get them to introduce a bill.
jun 17, 2025, 1:17 am • 1 0 • view
The state legislature has known about the transit financial cliff for three years, they introduced a 900 page spending bill with 12 hours before session ended for summer and it failed, service cuts are being planned and they are fine until September and the governor did nothing
jun 17, 2025, 1:26 am • 1 0 • view
“They are ‘out’ until September
jun 17, 2025, 1:27 am • 1 0 • view
They will probably call a special session either in the summer or fall.
jun 17, 2025, 1:31 am • 3 0 • view
They’ve know longer than that. The point is there wasn’t a vote by the house in time. Stop complaining, they’ll eventual pass something.
jun 17, 2025, 1:36 am • 0 0 • view
It’s already too late, they hit the financial wall in a couple weeks and service cuts will start, it takes years to reverse that even if funding comes this year which is very unlikely
jun 17, 2025, 1:43 am • 1 0 • view
No it’s not too late. CTA will make cutbacks anyway even if they get the funding or not. I am hoping they resolve this problem.
jun 17, 2025, 1:50 am • 1 0 • view
Hilarious
jun 17, 2025, 1:22 am • 0 0 • view
I am sure they are working on getting something to address this. CTA, Pace, Metra and RTA have dropped the ball so many times. It’s not all their fault tho, the pandemic happened. And then ridership has never quite recovered since then.
jun 17, 2025, 1:30 am • 4 0 • view
This is 100% about COVID, 2 years of no riders and the operations bill is due, ridership has largely returned and crime is down, blaming the services is cheap
jun 17, 2025, 1:36 am • 1 0 • view
Here’s a more recent one. redlineproject.news/2025/03/20/d...
jun 17, 2025, 1:42 am • 3 0 • view
Ridership it’s up to par prior to COVID-19 pandemic. www.rtachicago.org/about-rta/pr...
jun 17, 2025, 1:40 am • 6 0 • view
We can’t report good news!
jun 17, 2025, 1:44 am • 1 0 • view
Well hopefully they will come up with something real soon so funding is covered for next year. I’m sure they will. 😊👍🏼
jun 17, 2025, 1:45 am • 3 0 • view
Republicans want to kill all transit, so we can buy more cars or have driverless taxis, suburban/downstate reps won’t approve $ to the city for anything, and there are plenty of Dem nincompoops and misguided transit activists, I’m not optimistic, and it’s already kinda too late
jun 17, 2025, 1:49 am • 1 0 • view
I don’t believe it’s too late. Let’s just see. We’re covered for now.
jun 17, 2025, 1:56 am • 2 0 • view
It’s too late by statute, when money runs out they have to cut services and that doesn’t just reverse itself, it’s happened before, wheels are already in motion
jun 17, 2025, 2:12 am • 1 0 • view
It’s not too late. They might not fully fund it but they will try to give some sort of funding. capitolnewsillinois.com/news/legisla...
jun 17, 2025, 2:25 am • 2 0 • view
They just don’t care. They rather see our Governor fail than care about their own constituents welfare. I 1000% concur with you.
jun 17, 2025, 1:55 am • 1 0 • view
Yup
jun 17, 2025, 1:34 am • 1 0 • view
Sure, your orange felon, seditionist, rapist & psychopath is such a better example. 🙄 Pritzker has done more for this state than ANY governor in memory. Whine about the bill to your state legislator. And indicate which one you are talking about. We’re busy worrying about the Fascist in the WHouse!
jun 21, 2025, 1:08 pm • 1 0 • view