(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on June 1, 2011.)
CHICAGO — The vast majority of the 440,000 senior citizens who registered to receive free transit rides over the last three years will lose the privilege on Sept. 1, officials said Wednesday.
That’s when current senior free-rides permits on the CTA, Metra and Pace will be deactivated.
As a result, the revenue from fareboxes is expected to increase by a total of $30 million annually at the three transit agencies, officials estimated.
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