Conference sues RTA over IC fare increases
Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court challenging November 1 fare hikes on three rail lines by the RTA. They seek rollback of a 54 percent one way ride increase and 41 percent on weekly and monthly passes, arguing the changes were not properly presented or heard. Financial support for court costs tops $1,000 with pledges from over 40 families.
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Marcella Gewirth
Hyde Park-Kenwood
RTA
Burlington, Milwaukee and
Chicago and Northwestern
Richard Taub
Transportation Committee
Bloom
Marshall Patner
E. 53Rd Street
Hyde Park Transit Costs Spark Community Outcry
Richard Taub of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference condemns the RTA fare of 18.2 cents a mile for the Hyde Park Loop on the IC. He contrasts it with cheap air and sea travel and laments a drop in local bus service quality. The Speak Out event highlights growing pressure on RTA and CTA to improve service.
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Marcella Gewirth
RTA
Hyde Park
Richard Taub
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Taub
Tokyo
Atlantic Ocean
Hyde Park bus service to get more express buses
Regional Transportation Authority official Leo Kusik announces four additional Jeffrey Express buses and one Hyde Park Express, with service during morning and evening rush hours. CTA plans not to extend hours or add weekend service, and no new buses are funded without state money.
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Leo Kusik
Regional Transportation Authority
Hyde Park Express
Kusik
CTA
Krambles
Hyde Park
CTA Office of Public Affairs
RTA
Louis Dombrowski
the Herald
Letters to Santa Contest Open for Hyde Park Kids
The Herald invites Hyde Park Kenwood youngsters aged 3 to 10 to enter its annual Letters to Santa Claus contest. Send entries to Let ters to Santa contest Hyde Park Herald 5240 S. Harper Chicago IL 60615 by Wednesday December 15.
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the Herald
Santa Claus
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Herald
Santa
Hyde Park Herald
S. Harper
Chicago
Illinois
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Larry Bloom
Pikarsky
Harper Court
Nancy Hays
George Krambles
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