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ROUNDUP: Little room to breathe as Chicago and Illinois fight to bend the COVID-19 curve

By Asraa Mustufa | April 17, 2020

The costs of containing the pandemic continue to escalate especially among vulnerable populations and communities of color across the city and state.

Coronavirus

ROUNDUP: Race takes center stage ahead of Illinois’ anticipated COVID-19 peak

By Asraa Mustufa | April 10, 2020

Stark disparities in the impact of the crisis emerge as the state marks one month of staying at home and officials are pressed to do more to protect the most vulnerable, including essential workers and the incarcerated.

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ROUNDUP: Chicago and Illinois brace for mounting COVID-19 deaths, adjust to new normal

By Asraa Mustufa | April 3, 2020

Here’s everything you might have missed in week three of the pandemic as conditions remain dire on numerous fronts while promised federal aid may offer some relief.

Coronavirus

ROUNDUP: Chicago and Illinois take more drastic measures in week two of COVID-19 crisis

By Asraa Mustufa | March 27, 2020

As confirmed coronavirus cases climb into the thousands for Illinois, state and city officials, businesses and communities rally to fight the disease as questions remain about protecting the most vulnerable residents and workers.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Lightfoot’s rideshare fee plan improves equity, but why not tax Uber and Lyft directly?

By Curtis Black | November 12, 2019

The mayor’s proposal to relieve congestion and boost public transportation will cost solo riders in affluent areas the most, but there are other, more progressive options.

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Instead of extending the Red Line, some see promise in the Metra Electric

By La Risa Lynch | June 11, 2018

Converting the Metra Electric District main line into rapid transit could be a quicker, cheaper way to improve transit on the South Side than building more Red Line stations, advocates say.

Beyond 95th Street

New Red Line extension plan would uproot fewer Far South Side homes

By La Risa Lynch | January 31, 2018

The Chicago Transit Authority’s hybrid proposal lowers the number of privately owned properties that would need to be acquired, but residents still have mixed feelings on how the project could affect them economically.

Beyond 95th Street

Far South Side homeowners question Red Line extension’s impact on property values

By La Risa Lynch | November 30, 2016

The Chicago Transit Authority plans to acquire some homes to extend the “L” and affected residents want to ensure they’re fairly compensated in neighborhoods that have been especially slow to recover from the housing crash.

Beyond 95th Street

Red Line extension aims to improve transit and development on the Far South Side

By La Risa Lynch | October 31, 2016

The long-awaited expansion of the “L” could mitigate the impact of historic policies that fueled segregation and disinvestment in black communities.

Beyond 95th Street

For Riverdale, Red Line extension may be path to employment

By Kevin Stark | October 25, 2016

Cut off from major transit lines, deindustrialized Riverdale has among the city’s highest commute times, contributing to its high unemployment and poverty rates.

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