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CTA ‘committed’ to Red Line Extension despite federal funding freeze, acting president says • Bernard Joseph Ford, former CTA executive director, dies at 89
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Thursday, October 9, 2025

What to do if your flight is delayed or canceled during the US government shutdown

Experts, as well as union leaders representing air traffic controllers and security screeners, warn that the impact could grow significantly worse if the government shutdown continues and employees start to miss paychecks.

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CTA ‘committed’ to Red Line Extension despite federal funding freeze, acting president says

Advocates for the Red Line Extension, discussed for 50 years, describe it as an overdue promise to the people of the city’s Far South Side.

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Bernard Joseph Ford, former CTA executive director, dies at 89

Bernard Ford was a longtime transit executive who led the Chicago Transit Authority as its executive director from 1982 until 1985, and again from 1989 until 1990.

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US opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology

Federal auto safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla’s so-called full-self driving technology.

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Trump mulls canceling $1B in grants for GM, Stellantis projects

President Donald Trump could soon move to cancel more than $1 billion in federal grants for General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV and $800 million total in Michigan.

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From rubble to revival, Detroiters hope new Hudson’s development can help reshape the city

Before the arrival of sprawling suburban malls featuring amusement park rides and stores peddling anything from jeans to jelly beans, there was Hudson’s in downtown Detroit.

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Council worried about traffic problems if Dutch Bros Coffee opens Naperville location

The City Council wants more info on traffic management plans for the Dutch Bros drive-thru coffee shop proposed for Naperville.

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Tom Collins Jr. named new Gary airport authority chairman

Gov. Mike Braun has appointed businessman Tom Collins Jr. as the new chairman of the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority, replacing former congressman Peter Visclosky who resigned in July.

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