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Man attacked by group on CTA Red Line train near Cermak-Chinatown, Chicago police say

Chicago police said a 37-year-old man was attacked by a group of five or six people on a CTA Red Line train overnight.

Chicago 'ghost buses' may be a thing of the past as CTA shares new data with transit apps

For the first time, the Chicago Transit Authority is providing data about which buses have been canceled each day so they don't show up as "scheduled" buses in tracking apps.

Boy, 9, dies after fall at CTA Green Line station

CHICAGO ( WGN) — A 9-year-old boy has died after he fell down a flight of stairs and fractured his skull during a violent ...

Child with autism injured during fight on CTA Green Line steps at Clinton L station declared brain dead

The 9-year-old boy with autism who was critically injured when he fell down the stairs at a CTA Green Line station during a ...

CTA adds bus routes to ‘Frequent Network’ with rides every 10 minutes

The CTA is expanding its “Frequent Network" with more routes in which wait times for a bus will only last 10 minutes or less.

Chicago area cleans up after rounds of heavy storms

From the flooded basements on the city’s southwest side to a flooded riverwalk in Naperville, thousands across Chicago and ...
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A young transgender bus driver thought her CTA job was the answer

A caution for readers: This story contains material that discusses suicide. The day Ava Michal Hudson got her new Chicago ...

Train Derails in Chicago: What To Know

Two Chicago Transit Authority trains were evacuated following the derailment of a Yellow Line train at Howard station.

CTA Red Line trains rerouted to elevated tracks due to death investigation

CTA Red Line trains were rerouted to elevated tracks. CTA officials confirmed trains are rerouted to the elevated lines ...