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Before you hop on that bus or train, plan your trip on Chicago transit with information about El stations, Ventra and more
If you're looking for a way to get around the city, you can always take a cab or drive, but the cheapest way to and from the Loop and everywhere it leads is to hop on a bus or a train. Plan your trip in by keeping up to date with CTA projects, Ventra hiccups and everything else you need to know about Chicago transit.
A high-speed rail project would connect O'Hare to downtown Chicago, Rockford, Champaign and beyond.
One of the city's most depressing El stations closed for good on Monday.
Your evening commute during the second and third weeks of June is going to be way more interesting.
On Sunday, Mayor Rahm Emananuel announced that the city will remove 50 red light cameras at 25 intersections and that those cameras would no longer be issuing...
There are loads of terrible intersections throughout the city. Here are some of the worst that we're aware of.
For years, the Bloomingdale Trail was an unused elevated train line, riddled with weeds and broken bottles. After some extensive rennovations, it's now...
Whether you love or loathe the CTA, as a Chicagoan you probably spend plenty of time riding the El. But have you ever stopped to really notice the art on...
We’ve all been there. You’re waiting for a train with your friends in the wee hours of the morning and a completely empty train car rolls up. It’s every...
Take a ride back in time on the green and cream CTA buses, trains, trolleys (and horses!) from Chicago's public transportation past
One of the best (and worst) things about Chicago transit is that all kinds of people from different walks of life—sometimes different planets—are huddled...
All kinds of bizarre people ride our buses and trains, but these are the most common characters you'll see—and attempt to avoid
Some CTA stops make us happy to ride the train, other make us angrier than a tourist trying to reload a Ventra card
Cutting through the information fog on the CTA’s fare system
Chicago's most (un)reliable PR fiasco suffers yet another public embarrassment
After the morning commute, the "new way to pay on the CTA" has garnered mixed reactions
Pregnant, gimpy, overburdened or all three: What's a girl gotta do to earn a seat on the jam-packed El?
The transit agency says it’s looking into the use of emergency signs and CTA vests to dodge fines
In the mezzanine level of the Chicago Blue Line stop, there are two bathroom doors. Are these open to the public?
Does the CTA’s poster campaign do nothing?
Discover Time Out original video