Manny Ramos
Investigative Reporter at Block Club Chicago
Investigative reporter with @BlockClubCHI. Reach me at [email protected].
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6 days ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Mack Liederman |Manny Ramos
CHICAGO — A Chicago Transit Board meeting Thursday saw transportation advocates and elected officials sounding alarms, fearful the board was going to name a controversial pick as the embattled agency’s president — but, ultimately, no new leader was announced. The seven-member board has been tasked with appointing a new leader for Chicago’s transit agency, which has faced criticism for years.
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1 month ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Manny Ramos
CHICAGO — For years local transit agencies have warned of a slow-moving fiscal crisis that could radically reshape transportation in the city and surrounding region — one akin to a truck rumbling toward a cliff at 5 mph. The Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace, has long called on state lawmakers to help fill major funding gaps in order to prevent its impending “fiscal cliff” and potentially catastrophic cuts to service.
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Feb 4, 2025 |
blockclubchicago.org | Manny Ramos
CHICAGO — Dorval Carter Jr. is in line for a substantial pay hike. Carter’s tenure as the highest-compensated employee in city government ended when he stepped down as CTA president on Jan. 31, giving up his $391,108 salary. But in a few weeks, he’ll start receiving a $137,000-a-year pension, according to the CTA. As a longtime federal employee, Carter also likely qualifies for a federal pension. Federal officials did not answer questions about Carter’s federal benefits.
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Jan 14, 2025 |
blockclubchicago.org | Manny Ramos
CHICAGO — CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. announced Monday he’s retiring at the end of the month to become the president and CEO of a West Side hospital. The move comes days after the transit agency locked in $2 billion in federal funds to extend the Red Line south to 130th Street — a project now estimated at $5.7 billion.
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Jan 13, 2025 |
blockclubchicago.org | Mack Liederman |Manny Ramos
CITY HALL — CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. said Monday he’ll retire from the agency’s top post — leaving an urgent task for his successor to overcome a $577 million budget shortfall and restore confidence in the city’s transit system. The announcement comes days after the CTA secured $2 billion in federal funds to extend the Red Line south to 130th Street before President-elect Donald Trumps inauguration.
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