The Week in Review
Week in Review: End of the Line for Dorval Carter at CTA; First Partially Elected School Board Sworn In
It’s the end of the line for the head of the Chicago Transit Authority. With Red Line extension funding secured, the much-criticized CTA President Dorval Carter makes his exit. But with a deficit of more than half a billion dollars, the agency faces considerable challenges ahead.
Meanwhile, the Regional Transportation Authority is seeking greater oversight authority.
Chicago’s school board makes history as it seats its first-ever elected members. That as CPS CEO Pedro Martinez and Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates remain at loggerheads over a new contract for teachers.
In federal court, prosecutors grill former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
And a plan to reduce Chicago’s speed limit hits a bump in the road.
Guests:
Melody Mercado, Block Club Chicago | @melodymercadotv
Laura Washington, ABC 7, Chicago Tribune | @MediaDervish
Alex Nitkin, Illinois Answers Project | @AlexNitkin
Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune | @crepeau
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