Chicago transit riders can expect to pay higher fares in the coming months as both the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Metra move forward with fare increases due to ongoing financial strain.

The RTA, which must approve each of the agencies' budgets this month, had insisted they each include the fare hike, even if ...

Here's where — and when — most smoking complaints are filed as the CTA grapples with snuffing out the problem of smoking on ...

A longtime practitioner of the dangerous practice in Chicago tends to agree, pointing to the deaths and injuries on the New ...

A long-awaited train connecting Chicago with the Quad Cities is a big step closer to reality after a massive transit bill ...

Travelers and commuters arrive at the Chicago Transit Authority's Rosemont station on March 24 ... The RTA proposed fare ...

For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. Dozens of bus lines were on the chopping block, they warned, along with whole ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are searching for the suspect wanted in the robbery and attack of a pregnant woman at CTA station in the Loop. The crime happened on October 4 at about 12:40 p.m. in ...

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State lawmakers got to work on a $1.5 billion bill to bail out the Chicago region's transit systems. The CTA, Metra, and Pace are facing significant fiscal cliffs as federal pandemic relief funds dry ...

Iran has unveiled a new subway station in Tehran called Maryam-e Moqaddas, meaning Holy Virgin Mary, sparking global discussion about faith, symbolism and the country’s image. The station, adorned ...

If you're parked in a bus or bike lane starting Wednesday, you could face fines if you're spotted by new technology on select CTA buses. The CTA is rolling out six buses with new artificial ...