On New Year's Eve, Ald. Jim Gardiner said in a social media post that residents should "avoid" using the CTA "after sundown" until there are safety improvements.

New questions and concerns are emerging after another violent incident involving the Chicago Transit Authority.

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

The feds delivered the CTA a blow at the end of last year when the Federal Transit Administration threatened to cut funding if the agency didn't improve safety. The big picture: Safety is just one of ...

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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, ...

City bus service could speed up with proven reforms, but Chicago politics and governance incentives block the changes that ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- People who take 'L' trains or ride buses in Chicago have seen buttons on board that they can press to call for help in dangerous situations. But what if that button was available on ...

Just past midnight days before Christmas, Chicago police boarded a Pink Line train at Washington and Wells streets and found ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get there from the far South Side of Chicago, where the city's famous elevated train doesn't run. And ...