Winfred Wilson was struggling to make ends meet on less than $700 a month, so he moved in with his daughter, gave up his car and started relying exclusively on public transit to take him wherever he ...

The Chicago Rideshare Living Wage and Safety Ordinance, or the “The FairShare Ordinance,” aimed to improve conditions for ...

Transit agency officials in Chicagoland met this week and formally began the process of planning for next year's budget, ...

The Illinois General Assembly ended its legislative session without resolving a $770 million budget gap affecting train, bus ...

With the region’s transportation budget still on the line, riders face uncertainty.

A funding crisis, the result of the refusal of Democrats and Republicans to tax the wealthy, threatens catastrophic service cuts to transit riders in Chicago.

Illinois lawmakers consider a toll hike and other measures to address an expected $771 million financial shortfall for Chicago-area public transit.

Concerned passengers can now speak directly with Chicago Transit Authority leaders and share insights on how they'd like to see things improve onboard—the feedback collected will be used by the CTA to ...

Public transit agencies across the U.S. have been grappling with a fiscal cliff spurred by declining ridership and the impending sunset of federal COVID-19 relief funding. The Chicago area faces ...

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