"For 2026, transit riders and frontline employees can expect no service cuts, no fare increases pending RTA Board action this Thursday, and a renewed emphasis on operational improvements to service quality and experience," said RTA communications director Tina Fassett Smith.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Raise fares. Let the people who use CTA pay more for its mismanagement.
Kirk Dillard’s pension is safe.
Maybe he can now stop binge eating.