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The city of Aurora could realize about $16 million in reimbursements if the City Council approves a redevelopment agreement with Cyrus One. The money comes after negotiations between the two entities over a second campus Cyrus One intends to build on the far East Side. Cyrus One is a major, national data center with a facility at Eola and Diehl roads.

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In 2018, regional planners affirmed an aspirational goal for Chicago transit: doubling ridership on buses and trains. Expanding transit was seen as critical to meeting the region’s goals to limit greenhouse gas emissions. And later the city of Chicago reiterated the idea in its own climate plan, calling to increase CTA ridership 20% over 2019 levels by the end of this decade. But the pandemic decimated ridership, dealing a blow to what advocates describe as one of the quickest ways to reduce emissions.

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