Public transit is a public good. But the CTA, in particular, suffers from flimsy leadership, ghost buses and crime. That ...

The CTA spent about $83 million on private security contracts last year, an amount bus drivers described as severely ...

Ten months after CTA, Metra, Pace and RTA signed an intergovernmental agreement paving the way for the first one-day transit ...

Along with creating a more efficient system, public transportation locally and nationwide is facing a fiscal cliff. When ...

The $771 million shortfall facing Chicago area mass transit agencies could mean significant cutbacks or even elimination of ...

As CTA workers described harrowing violence on buses and trains, city and suburban lawmakers pledged to help make the transit ...

Our analysis found 100 full-time employees made twice their annual salary in overtime in a single year, including a ...

The Regional Transport Authority — which oversees the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra regional rail and PACE — could face ...

Evanston's state legislators voiced cautious optimism toward the Illinois General Assembly allocating funds to avert the nine ...

Still do. We are a CTA family whether going to work, festivals, airports, museums or for croissants in Old Town. My brother uses Pace buses weekly. Trekking to summer Ravinia concerts via Metra is ...