Transit reform measure shifts CTA control from Chicago mayor. Lawmaker says that’s an ‘asset’ – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

The transit governance changes tie into a larger, ongoing trend of the Chicago mayor’s power steadily weakening since the days of Mayor Richard M. Daley and the Democratic machine. Some of that has been at the hands of an emboldened City Council, some from Gov. JB Pritzker and other Springfield leaders.

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