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New digital information screens bring peace and quiet to CTA stations

By Steven Vance On June 8, 2012 · 26 Comments

The new screen shows estimated train arrival times most of the time. If you watch it long enough, you will see weather information.

A new feature that debuted at the Chicago Transit Authority’s Oakton-Skokie station in April and

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Clearing up some confusion about the Bloomingdale Trail fundraising process

By John Greenfield On March 13, 2012 · 21 Comments

Rahm Emanuel at yesterday’s press conference

Monday morning when Steven read the awesome news on the Sun-Times website (apparently the Mayor’s Office offered them the scoop on this) that the city has raised the last $9 million needed to start construction on the Bloomingdale Trail, his first reaction was annoyance. You can find more [...]

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