The trend is bad news for the Chicago Transit Authority and its interim leader Nora Leerhsen, who points to positive trends on the transit system as she tries to appease the federal government.

On the Daily Gist, reporter John Pletz sketched out the big ideas reformers are pushing, from modest governance changes to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the General Assembly met in late October for its veto session, one of the most critical matters on its agenda was passing ...

Transit crime grabbed headlines again in 1978 after the fatal stabbing of 22-year-old Rita L. Hopkinson at Oak Park’s Austin Avenue L station. Mayor Michael Bilandic responded by proposing to add 100 ...

The Chicago Transit Authority bolstered security on the public transport system Friday, a day after President Donald Trump’s administration repeated its threat to withhold $50 million in federal ...

Commuter behavior shows how and where transit demand has shifted since the pandemic, a policy and management professor writes.

The Donald Trump Administration has issued a threat to pull federal funding from Chicago's public transit system following the attack of a woman on a Chicago train last month, according to a report ...

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This still image taken from Chicago Transit Authority surveillance footage and included in a federal court record shows a man who federal authorities identified as Lawrence Reed holding a flaming ...

Starting Wednesday, riders on the Chicago Transit Authority system will hear a recognizable Chicago voice during their commutes. Chicago's own Chance the Rapper teamed up with the CTA for new station ...

This week's "Kaufmann Quiz" is the 71st since starting in 2024. Time flies when you are having fun, which is what happens when you take a city bus. Amirite, y'all? Play more quizzes: Dance clubs ...