Chicago has one of the largest transit systems in the United States, but despite its size, it has many flaws and challenges that prevent it from serving all Chicagoans equally and equitably. Transit 4 ...

Although recent appointees to the new Northern Illinois Transit Authority already hold seats on current transit boards or ...

When the General Assembly met in late October for its veto session, one of the most critical matters on its agenda was passing legislation to pull the Chicago region’s mass transit system back from ...

A Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train waits at the Forest Park, Illinois station for the eastern journey to downtown Chicago on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. [AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast] The ...

For much of its history, Chicago was a public transit-friendly town. The first horse-drawn streetcars appeared on State Street in 1859, and by the turn of the century the city had developed complex ...

CHICAGO — For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region's mass transit systems. Dozens of bus lines were on the chopping block, they warned, along ...

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Toni Preckwinkle sent the list of her proposed new transit board appointees — who must be approved by the Cook County board — ...

A Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train waits at the Forest Park, Illinois, train station for the eastern journey to downtown Chicago on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. [AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast] ...

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Adam Harrington is a digital producer at CBS Chicago, where he first arrived in January 2006. Illinois state lawmakers spent hours on Thursday debating a proposal to overhaul the state's mass transit ...