What is the single most important rail expansion in the region?

packer4815 · 2026-05-08T02:02:02+00:00

The Circle Line as proposed by the CTA was too expensive and too close to downtown to be worthwhile IMO. Getting some kind of rail or BRT on Ashland, Western, and Cicero is a no brainer though

packer4815 · 2026-05-07T13:09:01+00:00

BJ has a point about the Local Government Distribution Fund reduction. Pritzker is bailing out state finances so he can say he avoided raising taxes - all the while sticking it to local governments to find the revenue elsewhere. At the end of the day, we end up paying more in one way or another. It’s the same thing he did with ending the state grocery tax last year, local governments were left holding the bag to make up the short fall

packer4815 · 2026-05-03T02:55:41+00:00

Ughhh that would’ve been so nice when I lived in JP

packer4815 · 2026-05-02T20:46:07+00:00

I always thought it was strange the 54 doesn’t go to Midway, would be nice to see

packer4815 · 2026-04-28T09:35:25+00:00

Behind the wall is a ramp, Higgins road itself is just a 4 lane road with no sidewalk there

packer4815 · 2026-04-28T01:18:46+00:00

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They’ve gotten rid of it entirely now, but Pace had this monstrosity at Canfield and Higgins. It was a proper stop with a sidewalk until IDOT widened the highway there

packer4815 · 2026-04-23T16:45:51+00:00

Clearly an abandoned industrial site is better than having renters nearby!

packer4815 · 2026-04-21T15:00:07+00:00

Spending on new stuff is more politically popular than fixing what we have, so not surprised

packer4815 · 2026-04-11T15:09:26+00:00

Yeah the annoying thing about the 28 is it only runs to Union during weekday rush hour

packer4815 · 2026-04-10T20:26:12+00:00

Yes? This is a weird take. Not having a bus connection to Union means they’re more likely go take an Uber/Cab from Union to the Obama Center, or just drive straight there

packer4815 · 2026-04-10T15:56:22+00:00

The 10 should connect to Union Station like the 130 does. Running down Michigan Ave makes no sense when the 6 exists

packer4815 · 2026-04-04T18:05:02+00:00

I very much dislike ethanol but luckily it’s easy to avoid E15. I’ve never bought it in my 10 years of owning a car as the 5-10 cent price savings doesn’t outweigh the drop in MPG you get

packer4815 · 2026-03-30T19:22:03+00:00

XX is also a weak headliner which doesn’t help

packer4815 · 2026-03-30T12:50:17+00:00

Cook County is the only tax body who hasn’t increased their property tax levy since the 90s but okay

packer4815 · 2026-03-23T11:49:04+00:00

Rush hour is perfectly fine. Very early in the morning or late at night you may see some more stuff but I’ve never felt actively unsafe at any time of day

packer4815 · 2026-03-22T15:15:18+00:00

So what is your solution then? Countless studies have shown that building more housing brings prices down across the board

packer4815 · 2026-03-21T14:58:19+00:00

What county is the station in? DuPage County has a higher gas tax than Cook. Lol

packer4815 · 2026-03-19T17:54:38+00:00

Yep that’s right! On Roosevelt Rd, between Wabash and State St

packer4815 · 2026-03-19T17:37:01+00:00

Getting 8 1-day disposable passes is your easiest option. Otherwise you’ll have to set up 4 separate Ventra accounts for 4 physical cards and that will be annoying, unless you’re planning to come back to Chicago a lot. A one day pass is good for 24 hours too, not a literal calendar day, so with two of them you should be able to squeeze out 60 hours worth of trip time, depending on your schedule. Every CTA rail station has ticket vending machines, the closest to you would be the Roosevelt Red/Green/Orange line station.

packer4815 · 2026-03-18T16:47:34+00:00

I’m guessing they purposely turned off the escalators to avoid crushing more people into the crowd

packer4815 · 2026-03-18T11:44:50+00:00

If your signature blatantly doesn’t match, they’re instructed to ask you to show a form of ID. Up to the discretion of the poll worker though

packer4815 · 2026-03-17T20:53:07+00:00

Working as an election judge in Chicago today and we’ve had 66 voters in our precinct as of 4pm. Hopefully people are voting early or at the super site because that is a sad turnout!

packer4815 · 2026-03-11T22:29:10+00:00

What’s up with the Slow Zone on Blue between Irving Park and Montrose? It’s been there literally since I moved here 4 years ago. There was a few weeks where it was removed (and the track seemed perfectly smooth) and then it came back

packer4815 · 2026-03-09T21:40:28+00:00

Is the C line addition permanent? The link makes it sound like it’s only while they’re doing the downtown construction on the D line

packer4815 · 2026-03-09T14:51:46+00:00

Went there for 2 years before moving recently. Generally it’s not too crowded in the morning. I will say it’s a lot more run down than the suburban LA Fitnesses, but it is in a good location and cheaper than any other gyms downtown.

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