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News from September 2023

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The City of Chicago, Vivery Community and the Greater Chicago Food Depository Announce Continuation of Food Delivery Pilot for Disabled City Residents in Austin Neighborhood

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 14, 2023

Piloted Food Delivery System Extended for Further Six Months

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Quigley, Durbin, Kelly Join Fta Administrator Nuria Fernandez to Announce $1.9 Billion for Red Line Extension Project

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 14, 2023

On September 8, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nuria Fernandez today to announce that the Red Line Extension (RLE) project has entered the engineering phase of FTA’s Capital Investment Grants program, with a $1.947 billion federal funding commitment from the FTA, which is roughly 50 percent of the project’s cost and one of the largest New Starts awards in the history of the program.

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Ramirez, CHC Urges Biden Administration to Extend Re-Registration Period for TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, & Nicaragua

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 14, 2023

This week, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez(IL-03), the Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, joined the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragan (CA-44), Vice Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Rep. Chuy Garcia (IL-04), and her CHC colleagues to send a letter to the Biden Administration urging the redesignation of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua and the extension of the re-registration time frame for migrants to sign up.

City of Wheaton Firefighters' Pension Fund Board of Trustees met Aug. 9

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 14, 2023

City of Wheaton Firefighters' Pension Fund Board of Trustees met Wednesday, Aug. 9

Village of Rosemont Board of Trustees met July 10

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 14, 2023

Village of Rosemont Board of Trustees met Monday, July 10

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Archer ridership increases by 10.3% in March this year compared to previous year

By Chicago City Wire | Sep 14, 2023

Archer ridership increased by 10.3% in March of this year compared to the previous year, according to the Chicago Transportation Authority.

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U. of Chicago/Kenwood ridership increases by 10.8% in March this year compared to previous year

By Chicago City Wire | Sep 14, 2023

U. of Chicago/Kenwood ridership increased by 10.8% in March of this year compared to the previous year, according to the Chicago Transportation Authority.

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North Western ridership increases by 11% in March this year compared to previous year

By Chicago City Wire | Sep 14, 2023

North Western ridership increased by 11% in March of this year compared to the previous year, according to the Chicago Transportation Authority.

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95th ridership increases by 11.1% in March this year compared to previous year

By Chicago City Wire | Sep 14, 2023

95th ridership increased by 11.1% in March of this year compared to the previous year, according to the Chicago Transportation Authority.

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Harlem (Blue Line - O'Hare) ridership increases by 8% in March this year compared to previous year

By Chicago City Wire | Sep 14, 2023

Harlem (Blue Line - O'Hare) station ridership increased by 8% in March of this year compared to the previous year, according to the Chicago Transportation Authority.

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California (Pink Line) ridership increases by 8.2% in March this year compared to previous year

By Chicago City Wire | Sep 14, 2023

California (Pink Line) station ridership increased by 8.2% in March of this year compared to the previous year, according to the Chicago Transportation Authority.

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Pulaski (Orange Line) ridership increases by 8.3% in March this year compared to previous year

By Chicago City Wire | Sep 14, 2023

Pulaski (Orange Line) station ridership increased by 8.3% in March of this year compared to the previous year, according to the Chicago Transportation Authority.

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Morse ridership increases by 8.4% in March this year compared to previous year

By Chicago City Wire | Sep 14, 2023

Morse station ridership increased by 8.4% in March of this year compared to the previous year, according to the Chicago Transportation Authority.

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Cermak-Chinatown ridership increases by 8.6% in March this year compared to previous year

By Chicago City Wire | Sep 14, 2023

Cermak-Chinatown station ridership increased by 8.6% in March of this year compared to the previous year, according to the Chicago Transportation Authority.

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Two convicted murderers on cusp of divvying up $25 million in wrongful conviction settlements

By W.J. Kennedy | Sep 13, 2023

City Council is on the verge of approving a controversial wrongful conviction payout of $25 million to two convicted of the 1993 murder of college basketball start Morgan Marshall Jr. on the South Side.

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Chicago alderman on solution to migrant crisis: 'Turn the buses back around and send them … where they came from'

By Chicago City Wire Report | Sep 13, 2023

One Chicago alderman has an alternative plan to solving the city's burgeoning migrant crisis being fueled by busloads of asylum-seekers being shipped from Texas border towns to so-called "welcoming cities" such as Chicago.

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Which Illinois school district had most students during 2021-22 school year?

By Chicago City Wire | Sep 13, 2023

Chicago Public School District 299 welcomed 327,338 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Village of Brighton Village Board met July 10

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 13, 2023

Village of Brighton Village Board met Monday, July 10

Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners met Aug. 9

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 13, 2023

Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners met Wednesday, Aug. 9

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Devon ridership increases by 11.4% in March this year compared to previous year

By Chicago City Wire | Sep 13, 2023

Devon ridership increased by 11.4% in March of this year compared to the previous year, according to the Chicago Transportation Authority.