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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

A CTA train heads to the Loop on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at the Addison stop. Congestion pricing is designed to incentivize commuters to use public transit instead of driving.

Stuck in traffic? New tax could help.

Lina Gebhardt, Multimedia Editor January 20, 2025

For Fatima Syeda, a commute to class means a 45-mile drive from Huntley to Chicago. The senior health sciences student says she spends “about two hours (commuting) in the morning with traffic.”  “I...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker acknowledges the crowd after being sworn in as the state's 43rd governor during the Illinois inaugural ceremony Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 in Springfield, Illinois.

Building a new Illinois: Pritzker’s plan

Samuel Rahman, Contributing Writer January 28, 2019

From expanding Illinois’s Medicare system to instituting a progressive graduated income tax, newly inaugurated Gov. J.B. Pritzker has proposed a slew of daring policy plans to overhaul Illinois’ economy....

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