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The Rundown Podcast - Show Tile

Stay in the loop with the Windy City’s biggest news.

Angela Cheng

The Rundown Podcast - Show Tile

Stay in the loop with the Windy City’s biggest news.

Angela Cheng

Where Chicago invests, fiscal cliff for CTA, eco-friendly Christmas trees

A new study found that Chicago distributes public money evenly, but private sector investments fall along racial and wealth lines. A looming fiscal cliff could be coming for the the Regional Transportation Authority if local transit agencies — like the CTA — don't get financial aid soon. The SAFE-T Act is now law and the REAL ID deadline is extended.

Stay in the loop with the Windy City’s biggest news.

Angela Cheng

   

A new study found that Chicago distributes public money evenly, but private sector investments fall along racial and wealth lines. A looming fiscal cliff could be coming for the the Regional Transportation Authority if local transit agencies — like the CTA — don't get financial aid soon. The SAFE-T Act is now law and the REAL ID deadline is extended.

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