Chicago Transit Authority officials agreed today to not raise fares for two years in return for limited state help that won't be enough to avoid servi...
Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago
Transit officials and Gov. Pat Quinn have reached agreement on a deal that will avoid a threatened Chicago Transit Authority fare hike, both in 2010 a...
David Ormsby | Posted 10.15.2009 | Chicago
If Hynes ultimately were to become governor and enact his plan, the entire Illinois governing class would be exempt from an Illinois income tax increase. Oops.
Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 10.13.2009 | Chicago
The CTA's plan to cut service dramatically and raise fares as high as $3 for express bus and rapid transit service is "very, very ugly," but so is the...
CBS 2 | Kristyn Hartman | Posted 10.13.2009 | Chicago
Senior citizens are still riding the CTA for free. This, despite more than one thousand threatened CTA lay-offs, service reductions, and dramatic fare...
Chicago Tribune | Posted 10.12.2009 | Chicago
The Chicago Transit Authority is proposing to increase bus and train fares under its 2010 budget that will be unveiled today to help close a projected...
Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 10.05.2009 | Chicago
Soon-to-be CTA Board Chairman Terry Peterson said today he "can't take anything off the table" -- including the possibility of fare hikes, service cut...
Chicago Public Radio | Mike Rhee | Posted 05.10.2009 | Chicago
Fare hikes on the Chicago Transit Authority appear even less likely after some comments made by Mayor Richard Daley Thursday....
Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 04.26.2009 | Chicago
The Chicago Transit Authority is floating a plan to close a $155-million budget hole without raising fares, cutting service or boosting the size of it...
Crain's Chicago Business | Meghan Streit | Posted 04.11.2009 | Chicago
The Chicago Transit Authority on Wednesday floated budget cuts and fare hikes, among other cost-saving measures, in an attempt to close the agency's $...
Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 03.19.2009 | Chicago
The sinking economy is driving Chicago-area mass-transit agencies into the ground, according to new data marking a quick return to budget crises. The...
Chicago Public Radio | Sam Hudzik | Posted 01.30.2009 | Chicago
Fares on Chicago Transit Authority buses and trains are going up on January first. So are fees on routes operated by Pace suburban bus system. ...
Chicago Sun-Times | Mary Wisniewski | Posted 12.14.2008 | Chicago
CTA riders will see higher fares with the new year: The transit agency board this afternoon approved fare hikes for 2009 but at a lower level than ori...
CBS 2 | Posted 12.13.2008 | Chicago
Ridership on CTA buses and trains has been up significantly this year, but CTA President Ron Huberman says nonetheless, fares must go up. As CBS 2's...
Chi-Town Daily News | Amy Lee | Posted 11.30.2008 | Chicago
About 100 transit riders and advocates for the low-income and disabled turned out last night during the Chicago Transit Authority's public hearing on ...
Chi-Town Daily News | Amy Lee | Posted 11.28.2008 | Chicago
Transit riders can voice opinions on proposed fare increases tomorrow night during the Chicago Transit Authority's public hearing on its 2009 budget. ...
Chicago Tribune | Richard Wronski | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago
Metra will unveil its 2009 budget today, but unlike the CTA and Pace, the commuter rail line says there will be no fare increase or service cuts next ...
CTA Tattler | Posted 11.14.2008 | Chicago
Unless you were hiding under a rock for the last 24 hours and just came up for air at this Internet address, you heard about the proposed CTA fare inc...
Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 11.09.2008 | Chicago
The CTA plans to boost fares to as much as $2.25, eliminate the bonus for Chicago Card users and hike the price of a 30-day pass to $90 on Jan. 1 unde...
Posted 10.09.2008 | Chicago
In the face of a nearly $70 million budget shortfall, the Chicago Transit Authority is laying off 80 employees but not raising fares or reducing servi...
Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago