After the Illinois General Assembly locked in new funding sources for mass transit agencies in the state, fare rates have been set for Chicago-area agencies. Metra, Pace and CTA will be folded under ...

Officials said the Chicago Transit Authority was back on track as they approved a no-cuts budget Wednesday, just two weeks after state lawmakers passed a massive $1.5 billion package to prevent ...

Elyssa is a digital news producer for CBS Chicago. She covers breaking news and manages the station's social media presence. The CTA announced several service upgrades following the passing of the ...

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The Regional Transportation Authority will no longer demand the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace raise fares by 10% next year, thanks to a transit funding package passed in Springfield. The ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...

CHICAGO — Chicago Transit Authority fares will increase next year for the first time since 2018 because of an ongoing fiscal crisis that Regional Transportation Authority officials are working to ...

A man riding the CTA Red Line Tuesday morning was killed after he "forced" open a door and exited while the train was still in motion, Chicago police said, with service on the line temporarily ...

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Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago covering breaking, local and community news in Chicago. She previously worked as a digital producer and senior digital producer for ...

The CTA is “fully and entirely committed” to building the Red Line Extension on the Far South Side, the agency’s acting president said Wednesday, days after President Donald Trump’s White House froze ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city is considering legal action Friday after the White House froze $2.1 billion in federal funding for two major Chicago transit projects over an investigation into ...