Manny Ramos
Investigative Reporter at Block Club Chicago
Investigative reporter with @BlockClubCHI. Reach me at [email protected].🇵🇷
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Charles Thrush |Manny Ramos
CHICAGO — The Chicago Transit Authority and other public transit agencies are staring down steep cuts to service after state legislators ended a spring session without passing a funding bill to stave off a major fiscal cliff the agencies are facing.
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4 weeks ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Manny Ramos
CHICAGO — State lawmakers are running up against the clock as they examine proposed bills that move to rename the Regional Transportation Authority and grant it more power over the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace. The Regional Transportation Authority, known as the RTA, would be renamed the Northern Illinois Transit Authority under proposed legislation introduced late Wednesday.
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1 month 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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Mar 21, 2025 |
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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