CTA riders brace for pending route eliminations, fare hike

Next work week, thousands of Chicago Transit Authority riders may have to devise new paths to workplaces, schools, medical facilities and other destinations.,

Sunday, 39 bus routes are schedule to be eliminated, and fares increased. Exactly 18 of the eliminated routes are express, and 13 run into the Loop.

South Side riders will be dealt a blow with the loss of three staples; -X3 King Drive Express, X4 Cottage Grove Express and X28 Stony Island Express.

Josephine Moon, who has depended on X4 Cottage Grove Express for 10 years, is surprised that it was selected. "That's one of the few lines that runs express from the South Side all the way to the Loop. That's all we …