The Latest Breaking News from CTA

Man struck by CTA train in Loop

The incident happened in the first block of North Dearborn Street about 11:40 p.m.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 12, 2022

Woman in good condition after falling on CTA Red Line tracks at Morse

Police said she fell between the train and the tracks Friday morning.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 11, 2022

A different path outdoors: Sativa Volbrecht rode CTA with fishing rods, studied turtles, herons & crabs

Sativa Volbrecht has had a rich life in the outdoors and academia from interning at the Nature Boardwalk, Woods Hole Science Aquarium, and Shoals Marine Laboratory to working in the Chicago Urban Fishing Program.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 11, 2022

Second time’s the charm for $26.1 million transfer to CTA; Council members still angry about being dissed

Despite last week’s tongue-lashing, CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. did not appear when the Budget Committee reconvened Tuesday.Instead, Carter’s chief financial officer made the case that the money is needed to shore up CTA pensions.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 25, 2022

CTA reports labor deal with transit union

The tentative agreement lasts through 2023 and calls for a 9.25% pay hike over the life of the contract, the transit agency says.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 24, 2022

CTA prepares to demolish, rebuild 100-year-old North Side tracks

The work is part of the transit agency’s $2.1 billion Red and Purple Modernization Project.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 24, 2022

'Es casi como una carta de amor': Médico de la UCI pinta para sus colegas que tratan a pacientes con covid

CHICAGO -- Todas las mañanas, el Dr. Justin Fiala viaja en un autobús de la CTA a lo largo de Lake Shore Drive y se siente como ir a la batalla. Antes de la pandemia, subirse a un autobús era solo un viaje al trabajo. Él y otros habitantes de…

Chicago Tribune · Jan 20, 2022

CTA ripped after transit agency president a no-show at City Council hearing

A usually routine transfer of funds to the CTA turned into a gripe session, as Council members slammed the agency, then held up approval of a $26.1 million windfall from the CTA’s portion of the real estate transfer tax.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 19, 2022

‘It’s almost like a love letter’: ICU doctor paints for his colleagues treating COVID patients

CHICAGO -- Every morning, Dr. Justin Fiala rides a CTA bus along Lake Shore Drive, and it feels like going into battle. Before the pandemic, stepping onto a bus was just a commute to work. He and other Chicagoans headed into the city together, toward busy downtown offices and mask-free…

Chicago Tribune · Jan 19, 2022