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CTA proposes fare hikes as it stares down budget gap • CTA defends safety practices after feds threaten funding
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Northwestern University professor shares Nobel Prize in Economics

A Northwestern University professor has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his historical studies on sustained economic growth through technological progress.

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CTA proposes fare hikes as it stares down budget gap

Chicagoans should expect to pay more for city trains and buses next year as the CTA looks to raise fares in the face of a looming fiscal crisis.

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CTA defends safety practices after feds threaten funding

The CTA defended its commitment to safety in a letter to federal transportation officials sent after President Donald Trump’s Department of Transportation threatened to withhold the agency’s federal funding.

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Cafes, restaurants across Chicago put up signs barring immigration agents

For restaurant and cafe workers, many of whom are immigrants, the looming threat of unannounced visits by ICE has created anxiety and uncertainty about their future.

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Retired White Sox outfielder Dan Pasqua sells Orland Park home for $775,000

Retired Chicago White Sox outfielder Dan Pasqua and his wife, Paula, in August sold their longtime, five-bedroom, 3,461-square-foot house in Orland Park for their $775,000 asking price.

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Target now selling THC drinks in some Minnesota stores

Target started selling THC beverages at a handful of its Minnesota liquor stores last week, the first such items at any of its 2,000 stores nationwide.

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Valparaiso 6-bedroom home with 2-story primary suite: $3M

This six-bedroom home includes a two-story primary suite with a private sitting room and office. A two-story foyer opens to a dining room, an oak-paneled office and leads to the living room with a view of Lake Louise.

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Renewed jitters over China-US trade tensions pull Wall Street lower in premarket trading

U.S. markets slumped early Tuesday after Chinese sanctions against the U.S. subsidiaries of a major South Korean shipbuilder shook a fragile sense of calm over trade tensions with Washington.

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