Articles filed under CTA
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Chicago man sentenced for assaulting CTA employeeDec 24, 2014 12:01 am - A Chicago man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for sexually assaulting a Chicago Transit Authority employee at gunpoint as she walked home from work. Twenty-one-...
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Pyke: Do tax breaks encourage driving over transit?Dec 08, 2014 4:00 am - Winter 2015. Commuter A nips out of her garage in the suburbs, turns onto I-88 and then crawls along the tollway and the Eisenhower Expressway, eventually arriving at wo...
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Transit app to debut in February for Metra, CTA and Pace ridersOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - Metra will begin testing a new smartphone app in February that allows riders to buy tickets on trains and display them to conductors. The app also can be used by CTA and...
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Suspect in subway shooting held on $2 million bailOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - A Cook County judge ordered a man accused of shooting at a Chicago subway train held on $2 million bail. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 25-year-old Lorenzo Jones of ...
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Chicago man charged in subway train shootingOct 09, 2014 1:00 am - Authorities have charged a man who they say used an assault rifle to fire at a Chicago subway train as it pulled into a business district station. The Chicago Sun-Times ...
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Chicago Blue Line train derails during rush hourSep 10, 2014 1:01 am - A CTA train derailed Wednesday on the Blue Line, causing major disruption on a key commuter artery at morning rush hour. Heavy rains slowed the commute by vehicle on Chi...
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Chicago Transit Authority reports drop in crimeJul 29, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago officials are releasing figures that show violent crime and thefts on Chicago Transit Authority trains, buses and platforms has dropped significantly. In a news ...
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Chicago upgrading to 4G in subwaysJul 11, 2014 1:00 am - Chicago plans to upgrade wireless service to 4G in its subways and other underground transit facilities. Much of Chicago's commuter train network is elevated above stree...
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Editorial: Metra should get on board with VentraJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - Putting a man on the moon used to be the standard of comparison for seemingly simple technologies that had yet to be developed. "They can put a man on the moon, why can'...
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Ventra deadline approaching for Pace, CTA: 10 things to knowJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - With about 35 percent of riders still using cash or soon-to-be-obsolete magnetic stripe cards, Pace is on a campaign to inform riders that the suburban bus service and C...