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Ledall Edwards stands inside his family's men's clothing store, Edward's Fashions, which his father opened 50 years ago with the hopes of a southern Red Line train line expansion, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Ledall Edwards stands inside his family's men's clothing store, Edward's Fashions, which his father opened 50 years ago with the hopes of a southern Red Line train line expansion, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Altgeld Gardens, the far South Side Chicago Housing Authority community where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to expand the Red Line train route, is seen Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Altgeld Gardens, the far South Side Chicago Housing Authority community where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to expand the Red Line train route, is seen Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

A sign reads "Ready, Set, Soon!" on a boarded-up property set for demolition to make room for a new train station where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to expand the Red Line train route on West 111th Street, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

A sign reads "Ready, Set, Soon!" on a boarded-up property set for demolition to make room for a new train station where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to expand the Red Line train route on West 111th Street, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Adella Bass, health equity director with the People for Community Recovery environmental organization, stands outside the branch of the Chicago Public Library on the far South Side in the Altgeld Gardens community where she lives and works, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Chicago, where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to expand the Red Line train route. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Adella Bass, health equity director with the People for Community Recovery environmental organization, stands outside the branch of the Chicago Public Library on the far South Side in the Altgeld Gardens community where she lives and works, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Chicago, where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to expand the Red Line train route. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Ledall Edwards stands outside his family's men's clothing store, Edward's Fashions, which his father opened 50 years ago with the hopes of a southern Red Line train line expansion, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Ledall Edwards stands outside his family's men's clothing store, Edward's Fashions, which his father opened 50 years ago with the hopes of a southern Red Line train line expansion, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Buildings across from an empty lot where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to expand the Red Line train route sit along South Michigan Avenue, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Buildings across from an empty lot where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to expand the Red Line train route sit along South Michigan Avenue, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Altgeld Gardens, the far South Side Chicago Housing Authority community where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to expand the Red Line train route, is seen Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Altgeld Gardens, the far South Side Chicago Housing Authority community where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to expand the Red Line train route, is seen Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

A sign reads "CTA Red Line Extension is coming!" on a boarded-up property set for demolition to make room for a new train station where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to expand the Red Line train route on West 111th Street, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

A sign reads "CTA Red Line Extension is coming!" on a boarded-up property set for demolition to make room for a new train station where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to expand the Red Line train route on West 111th Street, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago Transit Authority spokesperson Tammy Chase talks about the expansion of the Red Line train route in front of a boarded-up property set for demolition to make room for a new train station on West 111th Street, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago Transit Authority spokesperson Tammy Chase talks about the expansion of the Red Line train route in front of a boarded-up property set for demolition to make room for a new train station on West 111th Street, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Cars pass the 95th Street Red Line Station, the train station currently the farthest south on the line and where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to extend from in 2025, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Cars pass the 95th Street Red Line Station, the train station currently the farthest south on the line and where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to extend from in 2025, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)