Feds Threaten CTA Funding If Agency Doesn’t Add Cop Presence After Woman Set On Fire

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Original Load Date Dec. 9, 2025, 10 a.m.
Last Updated Dec. 9, 2025, 10 a.m.
Original URL https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/09/feds-threaten-cta-funding-if-agency-doesnt-beef-up-security-after-woman-set-on-fire-on-train/

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CHICAGO — The Trump administration is again threatening to withhold funds from the Chicago Transit Authority, giving the agency a short timeline to beef up its safety plans in the wake of a young woman being set on fire on the Blue Line. Marc Molinaro, administrator of the Federal Transit Administr...