Like many other transit systems with falling ridership, the Chicago Transit Authority is awash in cash. Over a fifth of the ...

2015: Hours after Jason Van Dyke was ordered held without bond on a first-degree murder charge, the city released shocking ...

Chicago transit attack suspect Lawrence Reed faces a federal terrorism charge after allegedly setting a woman on fire on the Blue Line train Monday night.

Public policy achievements never arrive neat and tidy. The historic transit bill just passed in Springfield was an eleventh-hour reprieve from an unthinkable fiscal cliff and an improved framework for ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blasts Chicago policies after Bethany MaGee is identified as the victim set on fire by a ...

A man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a Chicago train has been ordered held pending trial on a federal terrorism charge.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy named the 26-year-old victim and blamed "Chicago's carelessness" for the attack.

CTA bus tracking just got a little more accurate. For the first time, the Chicago Transit Authority is sharing data about which buses have been canceled so they don’t show up as “scheduled” buses in ...

The Trump administration Friday announced it has paused $2.1 billion of federal funds for the Chicago Transit Authority in its latest freeze on infrastructure dollars across the country. The pause ...

The randomness of the fiery attack on the CTA Blue Line on Monday shares similarities to the stabbing death of a young woman riding public transportation in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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