Where on Chicago Transit Authority are you most likely to be crime victim?

By Patrick Andriesen

12/26/2024

Chicago Transit Authority Green Line riders were the most likely to be crime victims for the 12 months ending in September. The most dangerous CTA stop had nearly 7 crimes per 100,000 riders compared to 1.3 systemwide.

TAGS: CTA: Chicago Transit Authority

Vallas: Chicago Transit Authority is city’s 3rd budget crisis

By Paul Vallas

11/18/2024

Chicago faces financial meltdowns on three fronts: the city budget, Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Transit Authority. The CTA faces a $577 million deficit, but it can be fixed.

TAGS: CTA: Chicago Transit Authority

Cracking down on fare evasion can help deter Chicago transit crime

By Chris Coffey

10/31/2024

Washington, D.C., and New York City have cracked down on fare evasion because it is linked to serious and violent crime. The Chicago Transit Authority should do the same to curb its growing crime problem.

TAGS: CTA: Chicago Transit Authority

CTA ridership just 60% of pre-COVID levels while budget is 30% higher

By Ravi Mishra

10/17/2024

Chicago transit ridership is barely 60% of pre-COVID levels while the budget is 30% higher, now they face a $577 million budget shortfall.

TAGS: CTA: Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago transit employee tried to steal $357K from pension fund

By Patrick Andriesen

12/08/2022

A former CTA clerk was indicted on five counts of wire fraud for allegedly creating and approving 43 fraudulent benefit requests.

TAGS: CTA: Chicago Transit Authority, pensions

Biden extends transit mask mandate by 1 month

By Dylan Sharkey

03/11/2022

Travelers on planes, buses and other public transportation will have to stay masked until April 18. The federal mandate was to expire March 18.

TAGS: Amtrak, CTA: Chicago Transit Authority, Joe Biden, mask mandate, Metra

Tax on Uber, Lyft rides in downtown Chicago set to triple Jan. 1

By Vincent Caruso

12/09/2019

Chicagoans will pay higher taxes on rideshare trips in 2020 as part of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s first budget.

TAGS: budget, Chicago, Chicago Department of Transportation, congestion tax, CTA: Chicago Transit Authority, fees, Illinois Constitution, Lyft, outmigration, population, taxis, transportation, Uber

Chicago’s 2020 budget proposal was never truly balanced

By Bill Reveille

11/26/2019

Faced with the impossible task of balancing Chicago’s budget without pension reform, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is forced to partially rely on phantom cuts and revenues.

TAGS: bonds, budget, CAFR: Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Chicago, Chicago City Council, Chicago City Hall, constitutional amendment, CTA: Chicago Transit Authority, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, deficit, emergency fee, homelessness, housing market, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, interest rates, library, Lori Lightfoot, Lyft, property taxes, Rahm Emanuel, real estate, real estate transfer tax, tax hikes, tax increase, TIF: Tax Increment Financing, Uber

Fare hikes on the way for Chicago train, bus passengers

By Vincent Caruso

11/24/2017

The Chicago Transit Authority’s latest budget proposal includes 25-cent fare hikes.

TAGS: Chicago, CTA: Chicago Transit Authority, Rahm Emanuel, RTA: Regional Transportation Authority

Rauner issues amendatory veto of banker bailout bill

08/29/2017

House Bill 3004 would have put banks and bondholders ahead of taxpayers and those who rely on government services. But Gov. Bruce Rauner’s amendatory veto strips the bill of those bailout provisions.

TAGS: bonds, Bruce Rauner, CTA: Chicago Transit Authority, debt, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, RTA: Regional Transportation Authority