Chicago officials have 90 days to comply with a Federal Transit Authority order to increase safety measures to its plan ...

Public transit in the Chicago metropolitan area will get a $1.5 billion infusion to save it from financial disaster under a law that will take effect next summer ...

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Philadelphia’s experience is a cautionary tale. One recent estimate suggests that home values near transit could fall by nearly $7 billion; that means a slashing of tax revenue that funds schools, ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday (Dec. 16) signed into law the legislation providing $1.5 billion in new funding for Chicago-area transit and authorizing the restructuring of the Regional ...

Chicago Transit Authority boosts police presence and security measures after the Federal Transit Administration warned it ...

Senator Erica Harriss opposes Chicago transit bailout using Rebuild Illinois funds, stressing Metro East deserves fair infrastructure investment.

Each time someone boards a CTA bus or train, their chances of becoming a victim of or even witnessing any kind of violent crime that results in serious physical harm to a ...

The Federal Transit Administration on Friday said it determined the CTA failed to comply with a special directive issued ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker are pushing back on the Trump administration's latest threats to withhold federal funding from the CTA unless the mass transit agency meets the federal ...

The Federal Transit Administration issued a letter Friday morning, rejecting the CTA's safety plan just hours into its implementation.

The Trump administration is threatening to pull funding from Chicago transit, citing a failure to ‘measurably’ improve safety ...