The Chicago Transit Board on Nov. 12 unanimously approved a balanced $2.23 billion operating budget for the Chicago Transit ...

The 2026 budget makes permanent the regional day pass allowing a single, discounted 24-hour fare across CTA, Metra and Pace, as well as a program allowing paratransit users to ride for free on fixed ...

Chicago has depended on its trusty elevated rail system for well more than a century. Every day, some 400,000 riders board ...

Like the Red Line itself, billions in federal funding for its extension project is more likely to be delayed than not arrive at all. The $1.97 billion in funding was put on hold Oct. 3, just days into ...

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A 44-year-old man died early Tuesday morning after forcing the doors open on a CTA Red Line train car and falling onto the tracks, Chicago police said. At around 4:40 a.m., police said the man exited ...

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A man is dead after Chicago police said he forced open the doors on a moving CTA Red Line train and jumped out near the 79th Street stop. The incident happened at 4:40 a.m. along the Dan Ryan branch ...

CHICAGO — A man is dead after authorities say he jumped from a moving Red Line train early Tuesday morning. According to police, the incident happened around 4:40 a.m. along the tracks near the 100 ...

Editors Note: The latest update to this story can be found here. Our original story continues below. Service on the CTA Red Line train Tuesday morning was suspended due to an "unauthorized person on ...