The order, issued in a Transportation Department memo late last week, calls on the department to "give preference to ...

A Chicago Transit Authority train heading toward downtown crashed into a slow-moving snow plow that was on the rails on Nov. 16, 2023. Thirty-eight people were hurt, including the train’s operator.

Many riders prefer the convenience of ride-sharing services over the lower fares of public transportation. New research led by the University of Michigan helps show why modest surcharges to shared ...

Chicago transit officials are advocating for a $1.5 billion annual funding package to help keep one of the country’s largest transportation systems afloat as it stares down a steep financial ...

Chicago-area transit agencies face a reckoning that could derail the region RTA pitches Springfield on $1.5B revamp to save and even enhance service Editorial: Stop asking amateurs to oversee ...

The Chicago area's Regional ... in the budgets of the three transit agencies it oversees. "We estimate that placing key systemwide responsibilities at the RTA along with common sense areas such ...

A video showcasing a woman's enchanting view of a "magical" holiday train, as seen from her apartment window in Chicago ... Santa and his reindeer along for the ride greeting riders and families ...

Passengers board a CTA bus on the Loop Link system. Sun-Times file Share Some Chicago-area transit agencies signaled support for the Regional Transit Authority’s proposal to strengthen the RTA ...

To address this crisis, lawmakers in Springfield have proposed combining Chicagoland’s four transit agencies: the Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees the other three transit ...