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	Chicago mass transit faces shortfall: auditor \| U.S. \| Reuters
		CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago area's mass transit agencies face a serious financial shortfall, according to Illinois Auditor General William Holland, who added fuel on Thursday to the agencies' argument that a big funding boost was needed.
		"Revenues for mass transit are not sufficient to pay the cost of current operations and capital renewal programs, nor provide new services," according to a performance audit released on Thursday.
		Last month, the RTA, which oversees the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra rail and Pace suburban buses, said it needed $10 billion from state and local sources over the next five years to cover maintenance and expansion.
	www.reuters.com /article/domesticNews/idUSN1517840720070315 (431 words)

	Chicago, Illinois - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		On August 12, 1833, the Town of Chicago was incorporated as a town with a population of 350.
		Chicago is considered to be the third largest metropolitan area in North America and as such has many different forms of media and outlets to support its status.
		Chicago is a well-known theater capital and is the mecca for improvisational comedy.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /chicago,_illinois.htm (3584 words)

	Chicago, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country.
		On August 12, 1833, the Town of Chicago was incorporated with a population of 350.
		In the field of music, Chicago is well-known for its Chicago blues, Chicago soul and it is known as the birthplace of the House style of music, whose history is related to the development and fostering of the techno electronic style of music in nearby Detroit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chicago (5713 words)

	EH.Net Encyclopedia: Urban Mass Transit In The United States
		The history of mass transit on land in the United States begins in the 1830s with the introduction of horse-drawn omnibuses and streetcars in Eastern cities.
		In this environment, transit was no longer viable as a profit-making enterprise, and it also proved a drag on the budgets of those cities that had already taken over transit operation.
		At one extreme are those who believe that mass transit as a thriving industry died of foul play, the victim of a criminal conspiracy of automobile, rubber, and oil producers who hoped to force Americans to depend on their cars.
	www.eh.net /encyclopedia/?article=schrag.mass.transit.us (3264 words)

	Learn more about Chicago, Illinois in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Chicago is the third largest city in the United States with a population of 2,896,016 (2000).
		Chicago was first setled by Europeans when Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, an African American from Haiti, settled on the Chicago River.
		In 1795, the area of Chicago was ceded by the Native Americans in the Treaty of Greenville to the United States for a military post.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /c/ch/chicago__illinois.html (1979 words)

	wiki/Mass transit in Chicago Definition / wiki/Mass transit in Chicago Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		The Chicago Transit Authority ("CTA") serves the City of Chicago and its adjacent suburbs with 146 bus routes and the Chicago 'L'The Chicago "L" (short for Chicago Elevated) is an urban rapid transit metro serving Chicago and eight of its adjacent suburbs.
		Formerly known as North Western Station for its former owner, the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, the station was re-named for Richard Buell Ogilvie (former governor of Illinois, former board member of the Milwaukee Road and lifelong railroad proponent), in 1997 (two...
		Pace buses serve suburban ChicagolandChicagoland is a name given to the Chicago metropolitan area; the label originated in the pages of the Chicago Tribune in the early twentieth century.
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/Mass_transit_in_Chicago (320 words)

	Mass transit in Chicago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chicago Transit Authority ("CTA") serves the City of Chicago and its adjacent suburbs with 146 bus routes and the Chicago 'L', a network of seven rapid transit lines.
		In addition, being mainly commuter rail service, frequent service is generally only provided during rush hours, although Metra is known for its speed and reliability.
		The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District ("NICTD"), separate from the RTA, operates the South Shore Line, an interurban line that runs between Chicago and South Bend, Indiana.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mass_transit_in_Chicago (194 words)

	CTA \| Chicago Transit Authority - System Maps
		CTA serves Chicago and 40 suburbs with its extensive train lines and bus routes.
		Chicago was built on a grid system with a "major" street every half mile - equal to four blocks.
		The street that runs parallel to Madison eight blocks to the north (Chicago Avenue) is referred to as 800 North, and is one mile north of Madison.
	www.transitchicago.com /maps/systemmaps.html (634 words)

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		Chicago is a city of neighborhoods, rich in ethnic and cultural diversity.
		Chicago is a city that respects and values all of its citizens, a sense of the worth of humanity that extends all the way to Mayor Richard M. Daley, recently quoted as supporting gay marriage.
		Chicago is also a city that embraces and protects its culture and history with gusto, relishing every chance at public art, avant garde theatre, big-budget concerts, movies and musicals, and artists that may sing or speak to just a dozen people at a coffee shop or performance space.
	www.gaygameschicago.org /chicago/home.php (540 words)

	Chicago Commuter Rail CollectionAn inventory of its records at the University of Illinois at ChicagoInventory prepared ...
		Chicago's first streetcars were horse-drawn vehicles operated by the Chicago City Railway Company and the North Chicago City Railway Company during the late 1850s and early 1860s.
		Chicago could boast the world's largest public transportation system during the Century of Progress held in 1933 and 1934, but by the late 1940s, the automobile and other changes in the urban economy and society had made Chicago's private transportation firms unprofitable.
		The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), a public entity, was created on April 12, 1945 to acquire, own, and operate the mass transit system in the Chicago metropolitan area of Cook County.
	www.uic.edu /depts/lib/specialcoll/services/rjd/findingaids/CCRb.html (405 words)

	The RTA chugs on - The politics and economics of developing a mass transit system for the Chicago area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		The suburbanites cry foul every time the Chicago members call for a vote, but are saved from being defeated on every vote by the majority Chicago members since a two-thirds vote is required for budget approval, taxation and certain other major items such as condemnation of public property.
		Chicago members counter that considering the number of people served and the amount of money each area pumps into the RTA, that is not true.
		The flat 5 per cent tax proposed by Chicago members was chosen over a suburban proposal calling for a differential tax, which would have ranged from possibly no levy at all in outlying McHenry County to the maximum allowed of 5 per cent in Chicago.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/ii771116.html (2822 words)

	Chicago, Illinois
		During the Civil War Chicago was a major supplier of goods and manpower to the Union Army, but in southern Illinois there was an unsuccessful movement toward secession with the Union and an alliance with the Confederacy.
		Another point of interest is in the party leanings of the city, for much of the last century Chicago has been considered one of the largest Democratic strongholds in the United States.
		Chicago is located in northern Illinois at the south western tip of Lake Michigan.
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	UTU: News
		CHICAGO -- When Illinois lawmakers go back to Springfield for some business in November, they're going to find the people who run mass transit in Chicago waiting for them, holding their hats in their hands.
		While mass transit ridership in the Chicago region has been roughly flat for the last decade, mass transit sales tax revenues have gone up 42 percent.
		Transit officials need to suggest a funding source, one that is tied to the regional economic interest in unclogging Chicago's highways and getting people to work in a timely fashion.
	www.utu.org /worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=16551 (556 words)

	MASS TRANSIST ACCIDENT ATTORNEY \| LANE AND LANE \| CHICAGO LAWYER
		Anyone injured because of a mass transit carrier's (airlines, bus companies, railroads, taxi companies, limousine services, and even elevator and escalator companies, etc.) negligence deserves compensation for all resulting medical bills, pain and suffering, lost wages, and more.
		The transportation litigation and mass transit lawyers at Lane and Lane, LLC can help lead the way through the complex process required for you to recover compensation.
		As your Chicago mass transit accident lawyers, we will consult with experts across Illinois to determine the exact costs incurred and the potential losses a long-term disability may cause.
	www.lane-lane.com /PracticeAreas/Mass-Transit.asp (362 words)

	UTU: News
		CHICAGO -- A new survey probing the attitudes and perceptions of Chicago-area residents about the region's mass-transit system has produced shocking responses -- so unexpected that transportation planners are ignoring some of the results, according to this report by Jon Hilkevitch that appeared in the Chicago Tribune.
		The CTA last year introduced its Chicago Card, which is a "smart card" embedded with a computer microchip and is capable of being used as much more than just a transit card.
		Such a capability, however, isn't likely to dissuade transit activists from pushing for universal fares as a means to simplify the current complicated system and significantly increase ridership.
	www.utu.org /worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=7542 (495 words)

	Mass transit in Chicago Definition / Mass transit in Chicago Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		This page is about Chicago mass transitPublic transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles.
		It is additionally named public transit or mass transit.
		The Chicago Transit AuthorityThe Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), founded on October 1, 1947, provides bus and rail mass transit services to the citizens of Chicago and several of the city's inner suburbs.
	www.elresearch.com /Mass_transit_in_Chicago (444 words)

	rapid transit on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Rapid transit systems are generally considered to be mass transit systems, capable of moving large numbers of passengers in a single train.
		The principal problem to be solved in an urban rapid transit system is that of providing extra capacity to handle the volume of traffic during the morning and evening rush hours without unreasonable delays.
		Basically a rapid transit train consists of a number of electrically powered, self-propelled cars, each of which draws electricity from a “third rail” that runs near the tracks.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/r1/rapidtra.asp (740 words)

	RevSpork: Choking off mass transit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Mass transit is the lifeline of any major city.
		I suspect a lot of suburbanites and downstaters turn their noses at mass transit, thinking it as filthy trains and busses filled with crazy people, and there's a dot of truth to that.
		They consider funding Chicago's mass transit a waste of their well-earned tax dollars since, after all, they don't use mass transit.
	revspork.blogs.com /revspork/2004/10/choking_off_mas.html (1270 words)

	Chicago Transportation Links: SURFINCHICAGO SEARCH ENGINE & WEBSITE DIRECTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Chicago ''L'' - Information on the rapid transit system known as the 'L' including history, stations, route maps, news, FAQs, and vocabulary.
		Chicago Transit - A Yahoo mailing list and message board devoted to the discussion of mass transit.
		CTA - Chicago Transit Authority - The nation's second largest public transportation system provides rail, bus, and other transportation information for travel around Chicago.
	www.surfinchicago.com /Chicago/Transportation (707 words)

	Gapers Block : Airbags : Charles Tyson Yerkes and the Rise of Chicago's Mass Transit
		Charles Tyson Yerkes and the Rise of Chicago's Mass Transit
		Charles Yerkes, born to Quaker parents in 1837, was simply the most important developer of Chicago's mass transit system in the late-nineteenth century.
		The problems of privately-owned rapid transit were manifold, and it was clear by the 1940s that the elevated and street railway companies in Chicago would not survive on their own.
	www.gapersblock.com /airbags/archives/charles_tyson_yerkes_and_the_rise_of_chicagos_mass_transit (1158 words)

	USA Chicago - Transport - Travallo Globetrotters Home
		Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) - provides Transportation resources for the Chicagoland area, containing detailed maps, schedules, advertised bids, and a comments page.
		History of Chicago's L - extensive history of the local mass transit system, including historic maps, chronologies, rolling stock history and an extensive section on "L" stations.
		Chicago From The Lake, Ltd. - daily architectural and historical cruises on the Chicago River and on Lake Michigan as well as evening private charters.
	www.travallo.de /laender/usa/Chicago/chicagolinks/chicagotransport.html (704 words)

	RTA \| The Regional Transportation Authority: Public transportation in Northeastern Illinois
		The RTA is the financial oversight and regional planning body for the three public transit operators in northeastern Illinois: the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra commuter rail and Pace suburban bus.
		Chicago – The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Board of Directors today approved amendments to the agency’s 2007 budget to address significant funding gaps due to inaction of state lawmakers to approve transit funding.
		Springfield, IL – An overwhelming majority of the Illinois House Mass Transit Committee approved a $452-million transit operations funding proposal and a package of reforms to improve coordination and efficiency in the transit system.
	www.rtachicago.com (437 words)

	Chicago Transit Authority (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		The $4.1 billion designated for mass transit in the state's five-year transportation plan gave the CTA additional leverage with the feds.
		The state and its mass transportation systems, especially those in the northeast part of the state, they argue, need to show a united front in Washington.
		By 1945, transit ridership was down, people were moving to the suburbs, lines were hemorrhaging money and autos accounted for 30 percent of all commutes.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/ii000321.html (1321 words)

	SkyscraperCity Forums - Doors shut on CTA's aid plea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Chicago is a spoiled child in the state of Illinois and usually gets what it wants, and I think the rest of the state is sick and tired of it, including Blagojevich...
		Chicago's number one priority now is to develop high-speed links to its airports as well as increase air capacity.
		A transit watchdog critical of Mayor Richard Daley for not leading the charge in the CTA funding debate will release a report card on rail operations Monday showing service is markedly poorer in poor communities.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=152303 (5182 words)

	Adam Bailey - Chicago, Illinois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		I am privileged to have been born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, which I consider one of the best cities on Earth.
		More specifically, that's the City of Chicago, in Cook County, in the State of Illinois.
		Chicago Trainsit and Railfan -- information about Chicago (and the surrounding region's) mass transit.
	www.lull.org /adam/chicago.html (149 words)

	NPR : U.S. Raises Terror Alert Level, Tightens Security
		NPR.org, July 7, 2005 · The Bush administration raised the terror alert to code orange on Thursday for mass transit systems -- but not for airlines.
		U.S. officials say they have no specific information that suggests this type of attack is being planned in the U.S. Even before the alert level was raised, officials in New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Atlanta boosted their security profile in response to the London attacks.
		Chicago police patrolled the Chicago River to check bridges, and the U.S. Coast Guard was patrolling Boston Harbor.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4733361&sourceCode=RSS (452 words)

	Envisioning a Better Region; Working to Get There--Chicago Metropolis 2020
		The CLEAR Initiative was developed by staff at Chicago Metropolis 2020 to provide a framework to establish a new Criminal Code that is less complex, easier to comprehend and includes the same crimes and punishments enacted by past legislatures.
		A commission was convened to discuss recommended changes, hear alternatives and refine draft language.
		Chicago Metropolis 2020 testifies before House Mass Transit Committee
	www.chicagometropolis2020.org (340 words)

	Northwest Indiana News: nwitimes.com
		The proposal would streamline services among the Chicago Transit Authority; Pace, the suburban bus agency; and Metra, which provides rail service to the suburbs.
		However, it also would allow the governor to appoint a powerful chief officer, a move critics say would concentrate too much power with Chicago Democrats to the detriment of suburban commuters.
		"The governor's goal is to improve transportation services in Chicago and the suburbs," she said.
	www.thetimesonline.com /articles/2004/04/23/news/local_illinois/6a4c9b8bfe6e056a86256e7e0075b113.txt (327 words)

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