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From Netflix to Skokie’s North Shore Center with writer, speaker and satirist Fran Lebowitz
For nearly 50 years, writer, speaker and satirist Fran Lebowitz has applied her sardonic wit to a variety of subjects. Reaching the “New York Times” bestseller list with “Metropolitan Life” and “Social Studies” in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, Lebowitz has more recently delivered her hilariously scathing critiques both on stage and on screen, appearing in seven episodes of the Martin Scorsese-directed conversational Netflix documentary series “Pretend It’s a City” in 2021.
Streetsblog Capitol Hill
Tales from the transit trenches: Public transportation veterans Fernandez and Rogoff give the NITA board a pep talk
Earlier this month there was a major landmark in the ongoing Northern Illinois Transit Authority saga as the bakery-fresh public transportation agency unveiled its Proposed 2027 Regional Transit Operating Budget and Five-Year Capital Program. Streetsblog previously shared some initial thoughts about the plan from local advocates and experts. NITA is...
chronicleillinois.com
NITA unveils first-ever regional transit budget
The Northern Illinois Transit Authority released the first-ever unified transit budget for the entire Chicagoland region on Nov. 2. As part of the NITA Act transit funding and governance overhaul, what was previously known as the Regional Transportation Authority has been gradually assuming more powers and responsibilities. Under the arrangement that was in place between 1983 and mid-2026, CTA, Metra and Pace had a largely free hand to plan their own budgets, and while RTA had to approve them, the tight statutory deadlines gave it little time to make changes. The new arrangement is more akin to how cities develop their budgets, with transit agencies functioning like departments — they submit their budget proposals that NITA then takes and uses to develop a single budget document.
evanstonroundtable.com
Evanston shelves empty as state THC drink ban takes effect
On Thursday, the shelves where THC drinks were sold at Binny’s Beverage Depot on Chicago Avenue were empty after customers bought up the remaining product in the days before a new state law took effect. The same was true at Lucky Platter’s pantry store. The law, known as...
