Laura Washington: Chance the Rapper’s CTA campaign is fun but won’t soothe our fears

I am delighted that Chance the Rapper is assisting the CTA, but the transit system needs more to help stop rising violent ...

Illinois law generates $1.5B to save public transit from fiscal calamity

Public transit in the Chicago metropolitan area will get a $1.5 billion infusion to save it from financial disaster under a ...
Governing

Illinois Enacts $1.5 Billion Plan to Stabilize Transit and Avoid Service Reductions

The new law will boost funding and restructure oversight of Chicago-area transit agencies as federal pandemic aid expires.

Today in Chicago History: 11,000 CTA workers walk off the job, stranding 700,000 daily riders

1979: Up to 11,000 Chicago Transit Authority workers walked off the job eight days before Christmas, causing 700,000 daily ...
The Times Weekly

Pritzker signs $1.5B plan to overhaul public transportation, avoid service cuts

Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2111, which raises $1.5 billion to plug a fiscal cliff for Chicago-area transit agencies ...