A yearly tradition will make its return this week as Chicago-area residents can get free transit rides on New Year’s Eve. All three major transit agencies in the city and suburbs will offer free rides ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Transit Authority and Metra approved their budgets this week, which did not include any fare increases. Commuters who use the CTA will not be paying more next year. The ...
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 looming fiscal crisis. If the fare hikes of 25 cents per ride are approved by ...
Public transit riders could soon know which of their bus routes and train lines will get cut if the CTA, Metra and Pace don’t secure hundreds of millions of dollars in additional state funding. That’s ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Changes could be coming to the public transit system around the Chicagoland area as the CTA, Metra and Pace face a combined $771 million budget shortfall in 2026. They are warning of ...
Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that rescues Metra, Pace and the CTA from financial implosion, steers $1.5 billion to transit, and promises to deliver upgrades like universal fares.