Here’s a look at the Chicago Transit Authority, both its history and its present-day status as the second largest public transportation system in the United States. The largest mass transit system in ...

A Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train waits at the Forest Park, Illinois, train station for the eastern journey to downtown Chicago on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

During a Tuesday news conference to celebrate Union Station’s centennial, leaders highlighted the station’s history, ...

The “doomsday scenario” for the future of Chicago’s transit system is coming into sharp focus: a $770 million budget deficit threatens thousands of jobs, sweeping service cuts and a crater ...

A Chicago Transit Authority train pulls into the new Damen Ave. station in Chicago. [AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast] The Chicago regional public transit system, a critical resource for millions in ...

Chicago’s regional transit system is facing a $771 million fiscal cliff due to chronic underfunding and changes in travel patterns post-pandemic.

As Chicago public transit agencies and Illinois lawmakers near a May deadline to fix a transit budget shortfall of about $770 million, some are calling for a tax on services.

Villivalam said transit safety reform should be rooted in data and “law enforcement expertise.” He cited the Los Angeles transit system, which he said has a similar number of riders as Chicago ...