Like many other transit systems with falling ridership, the Chicago Transit Authority is awash in cash. Over a fifth of the CTA’s ever-increasing budget has recently come from the federal government’s pandemic-era bailouts. Also like other transit agencies, the CTA faces a fiscal cliff next year when the federal largesse runs out.

A new voice is coming to the Chicago Transit Authority and it will be recognizable to many in the city. The transit agency announced it has teamed up with Chance the Rapper for a new campaign. The Chicago icon will now be featured in two new “station announcements,

Chicago must increase police presence on trains and buses and strengthen mental health and housing resources to deter crime.

Chicago transit attack suspect Lawrence Reed faces a federal terrorism charge after allegedly setting a woman on fire on the Blue Line train Monday night.

CTA Holiday Train and Bus bring festive cheer to Chicago for the 34th year, with an increased number of bus routes and charitable contributions.

Public policy achievements never arrive neat and tidy. The historic transit bill just passed in Springfield was an eleventh-hour reprieve from an unthinkable fiscal cliff and an improved framework for funding going forward.

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday said state funding from Springfield could be the key to increasing safety on the CTA, after a man was charged with setting a woman on fire on a Blue Line train earlier this week.

Chance The Rapper amplified Chicago pride with new CTA voice announcements promoting community and connection.

Lawrence Reed, 50, is alleged to have poured liquid over a 26-year-old woman on a CTA Blue Line train and later set her on fire Monday evening.

Communities of color in Chicago, and nationally, are typically exposed to more air pollution, hazardous waste and PFAS, a class of man-made chemicals associated with adverse health effects. Latino communities in the city also have smaller and fewer parks nearby.