Transit Officials Are OK With State Watchdog
Top officials at Metra and the RTA say they back proposals to give the state's top watchdog the power to investigate the area's mass transit agencies.
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Top officials at Metra and the RTA say they back proposals to give the state's top watchdog the power to investigate the area's mass transit agencies.
Reports of falling glass in the Loop is halting some CTA service in the downtown area Thursday evening.
The Illinois Senate has approved legislation that would give the state's executive inspector general the power to investigate complaints of irregularities at Metra, Pace, the CTA and the RTA.
The revelation last week that the Chicago Transit Authority plans to sell naming rights to its assets has a lot of people talking.
The top watchdog in the state of Illinois could soon be charged with the additional task of overseeing all four Chicago mass transit associations.
CTA riders in the North Side Rogers Park neighborhood may have to adjust their travel plans this weekend when track work will force southbound Red Line trains to bypass three stations.
Among the thousands of passengers on the stricken Carnival cruise ship Splendor is a group of about 60 current and retired Chicago transit employees.
The last major holdout among cell phone firms has signed a contract with CTA to hook up reception in its two major subways.
Hundreds of Chicago Transit Authority workers are getting their jobs back after being furloughed for eight months.
CTA board members and officials have talked for years about the sale of naming rights and public-private partnerships and it may sooner than you think.
The Chicago Transit Authority passed a new budget plan Wednesday that will not hike fares, nor cut service levels.
The CTA Bus Tracker System has won the transit agency a Chicago Innovation Award.
Study of expensive transit program examines lost fare revenue, finds 28 percent of those riding free had annual incomes of $55,000 or more.
The Regional Transportation Authority is setting the stage to soon do away with the program to provide seniors with free rides on public transportation.
CTA Blue Line trains are running again, after a suspicious package was found at the Addison Street Blue Line station on the city's Northwest Side.
Portions of the Kennedy Expressway and multiple Blue Line CTA train stops were closed for at least two hours Monday night when a suspicious package was discovered.
Riding the Loop 'L' this weekend could leave you a bit disoriented.
Fire officials remain at a CTA station following a fire on an Orange Line train.
CTA riders on the Brown, Orange and Green lines may experience delays in the Loop this weekend as upgrades continue on the signal system.
A scare overnight on the CTA Blue Line turned out to be a false alarm.
Overnight CTA construction is expected to cause delays on the Red and Blue lines all week.
No injuries were reported in the blaze.
The Chicago Transit Authority is taking another step in going green, with its first-ever all-electric buses.
The Chicago Public Library's very own version of Redbox could be coming to a CTA station near you.
