In the 12 months ending in July, riders reported 2,893 crimes across the CTA, or roughly 2.7 incidents per 100,000 riders.

With federal authorities now threatening to cut Chicago Transit Authority funding due to rising violence across the system, ...

CTA said that crews will be working to replace track switching equipment at the Tower 18 junction, requiring the suspension ...

Chicagoans should expect to pay more for city trains and buses next year as the CTA looks to raise fares in the face of a ...

Metra announced fare hikes in its 2026 budget, part of a broader regional policy requiring the Chicago Transit Authority, ...

Hope now rides with the Illinois General Assembly to provide state funding that could prevent rail and bus service cuts.

Lawmakers in Springfield have little time to figure out a funding solution for Chicago-area transit, which faces potential ...

CTA, Metra and Pace have shrunken an expected $770 million budget shortfall next year to $202 million, agency bosses said at ...

Regional transit agencies have seen their budget gap decrease from $771 million to $202 million. But if that budget hole is ...

Chicago Transit Authority ridership is still below pre-pandemic levels. Crime and a budget shortfall make matters worse, but ...

Those same Chicken Littles complaining of the transit sky falling and an uncertain future for public transportation now say their projected deficit has been reduced to about $200 million.

Riders would see their base fare for both bus and rail to increase by $0.25 — bringing the fare up to $2.50 for buses and ...