How is Illinois strengthening transit and public safety across its agencies and communities?

Illinois public-safety coverage in recent months has centered on the Chicago Transit Authority's revised security enhancement plan filed with the FTA, layered law-enforcement and social-service deployments on CTA rail and buses, formalized roadway-worker protections in updated agency safety plans, downstate school resource officer programs, and Illinois Tollway winter-driving safety messaging. Agency leaders have cited sharp drops in reported serious and violent crime while pursuing new pilots and partnerships.

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