Chicago to receive $185M in federal funding to make transit stations more accessible

CHICAGO - Chicago is set to receive $185 million in federal funding to make transit stations more accessible for everyone.

Right now, 42 of Chicago's 145 train stations are not ADA-compliant.

The 15 federal grants announced Monday will benefit nine states in total with Chicago getting the second-largest bundle of grants after New York City.

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth championed this initiative which is tucked into the bipartisan infrastructure law signed by the president last year.

Duckworth says she modeled the program after CTA's own 20-year plan to place elevators in all stations. 

The $185 million in grants will fund improvements at CTA's Irving Park, Belmont, Pulaski and 95th Street stations. 

Metra's electric line station at 59th Street will also benefit.