Mayoral candidates grade CPS

Dec. 16, 2010
The handful of mayoral candidates who attended a mayoral forum at Walter Payton College Prep Wednesday night just barely gave public schools a passing grade.Former School Board President Gery Chico, City Clerk Miguel Del Valle, former Senator Carol Moseley Braun and State Senator James Meeks agreed

Are CTA rides really free?

Nov. 24, 2010
The Regional Transit Authority oversees CTA, Pace and Metra; in a system that big, fraud is a fact of life.But the RTA has tended to focus on internal abuses of resources.A new report out from the Better Government Association and Fox Chicago News finds that riders have also been abusing the system.

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