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Metra and Pace offer free rides to K-12 students on the first day of school

Elementary and high school students from across the region will be able to ride public transit for free on Monday, Aug. 18, the first day of school for Chicago Public Schools and many suburban schools.

This is the fourth year in a row that Metra and Pace are offering free rides to students on the first day of classes. K-12 students attending any public or private school, as well as an accompanying adult, can ride…

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