CTA workers warn of risks of service cuts with major shortfall persisting
Workers represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308 were out at CTA Blue and Red Line stations to inform people about the possible impact of the cuts.
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Workers represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308 were out at CTA Blue and Red Line stations to inform people about the possible impact of the cuts.
Workers represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308 were out at CTA Blue and Red Line stations to inform people about the possible impact of the cuts.
Chicago police said the woman made contact with the electrified third rail and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Chicago police on Sunday morning were looking for multiple people who beat up a man on a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train the night before.
Police said a 41-year-old man was on a train near the 79th Street station when he was approached by several people. The victim got into a fight with them.
CTA trains on the Brown, Green, Pink and Orange lines will not run at all in the Loop this weekend as the agency conducts maintenance. Here's what you need to know.
Trains will run normally outside of the Loop. The affected stations will also be closed during these times.
Chicago police are looking for a man they say attacked a pregnant woman in the tunnel between the CTA Red and Blue lines at the Jackson station in the Loop.
Chicago police are looking for a group of seven women and one man who beat and robbed people on a CTA Blue Line platform in the Loop.
Chicago is expanding a pilot program using cameras to catch and ticket drivers blocking bus and bike lanes in parts of downtown.
Chicago's Ventra system is set to undergo a system upgrade overnight Friday into Saturday morning, which will take all their readers offline.
Illinois lawmakers return to the state capital in Springfield Tuesday for the fall veto session, with no shortage of things to address.
The 44-year-old man was on the train when he forced open the doors and exited, police said. He made contact with the electrified third rail and died at the scene.
Police said a man forced open the doors of a train near the 79th/Dan Ryan stop and jumped out. He did not survive. Lauren Victory and Kris Habermehl report.
Passengers were evacuated from a train and had to walk on the tracks to the 79th Street stop. Lauren Victory reports.
Service on the Chicago Transit Authority Red Line was halted between the 95th/Dan Ryan and Garfield stops. Kris Habermehl has a transit update.
Service on the CTA Red Line was suspended on much of Chicago's South Side early Tuesday due to an unauthorized person on the tracks. Kris Habermehl has a transit update.
The CTA announced its planned 2026 fare and pass price hikes for the 2026 fiscal year.
The Regional Transportation Authority has mandated Metra, Pace, and CTA all implement a fare increase of at least 10% in 2026 to address major budget shortfalls while it still seeks solutions from state lawmakers.
Chicago police said three males robbed a passenger while aboard the train just before 11 p.m. on Sept. 26, in the 100 block of West Lake Street.
The Trump administration will withhold $2.1 billion for CTA Red Line expansion and Red and Purple Line modernization program, pressuring Democrats during the government shutdown.
The Illinois RTA said the state's funding gap for CTA, Metra and Pace in 2026 is now $200 million, but without state funding it will balloon back to a fiscal cliff of $790 million in 2027.
The Chicago Transit Authority was set to roll out its 1920s-era railcars on Wednesday.
Chicago police are looking to identify two suspects, who they said robbed someone while riding a CTA Red Line train in the Englewood neighborhood on Sept. 6
At least five people were displaced as a result of the crash in the Jefferson Park neighborhood.
