The remaining stations reopened later in the week after the Urban Mass Transportation Administration warned the CTA that the closings may have been a civil rights violation. The Chicago Tribune considered the closings to be a factor in Mayor Michael Bilandic's loss to Jane Byrne in the 1979 Democratic mayoral primary, noting Byrne's large margin of victory in predominantly black wards affected by the closings.
After the Urban Mass Transportation Administration warned the CTA that the station closures might be a civil rights violation, the remaining stations reopened later in the week. The Chicago Tribune attributed the closings to a factor in Mayor Michael Bilandic's loss to Jane Byrne in the 1979 Democratic mayoral primary, highlighting Byrne's victory in predominantly black wards impacted by the closures.