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 <title>Metra credit cards come at a high price for some</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;It&#039;s not hard to tell when the end of the month is near at Chicago&#039;s Union Station.&lt;/p&gt;
 news.medill.northwestern.edu  
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 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:36:42 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>CTA survey says ...</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;How will you respond to the CTA customer service survey?&lt;/p&gt;
 chicagonow.com  
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 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:16:13 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>One dead, one hurt when pinned by Metra train</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;One person was killed and another seriously injured when they were pinned beneath a Metra Electric Line train near the Windsor Park station at 75th and South Exchange at around 4:30 p.m.&lt;/p&gt;
 chicagobreakingnews.com  
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 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:22:07 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>What would you say to save your CTA bus from elimination?</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;If the CTA chose to cut service, what would you say to try to convince CTA chief Rich Rodriguez to keep it going?&lt;/p&gt;
 chicagonow.com  
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 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:25:07 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Wallets rejoice: Schaumburg May Pull Its Red-Light Cameras due to intimdation factor</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;These are the only red-light cameras in Schaumburg, at this intersection near the bustling Woodfield Mall. But they might be the last here, despite a national trend to the contrary.&lt;/p&gt;
 cbs2chicago.com  
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 <title>More CTA Cuts?!</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;Asked if service cuts were coming, Rodriguez said, &quot;That&#039;s what it appears like.&#039;&#039;&lt;/p&gt;
 chicagobreakingnews.com  
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 <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:17:44 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Why your CTA bus disappears </title>
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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;A look at difficulties with the CTA bus tracker.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:28:40 -0500</pubDate>
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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;Caption reads: Red Line, Saturday Night, just after midnight.&lt;/p&gt;
 chicago.metblogs.com  
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 <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:28:24 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>CTA Budget Cuts</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;The new budget cuts imposed by the Regional Transportation could eliminate entire CTA bus routes and a reduction in bus and rail services.  The RTA board will vote on Thursday to approve these cuts.&lt;/p&gt;
 chicagotribune.com  
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 <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:51:48 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Hybrid bus hype - diesel buses are half the cost and gets more miles per gallon</title>
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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;Rep. Kirk wants Pace to buy new hybrid buses even though the diesel ones they are planning to buy are half the cost and get more miles per gallon. Is this just hype around the word hybrid?  &lt;/p&gt;
 chicagotribune.com  
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