A little-known program allows CTA and Metra to suspend riders. Most of them are Black.

The mass transit suspension program was made possible by a 2023 change in state law.
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Chicago Tribune

A little-known program allows CTA and Metra to suspend riders. Most of them are Black.

A little-known program aimed at keeping people accused of violence off public transportation has proved difficult to enforce and is disproportionately used to suspend Black riders from the CTA and Metra, a Tribune analysis shows.

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