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Bryn Mawr Red Line station.

CTA Red and Purple Line Modernization Project continues

Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor / February 16, 2020

Three Red Line stops on the North Side have been closed for the past few weeks because of the CTA’s Red and Purple Line Modernization project. The Bryn Mawr, Thorndale and Granville stops are closed...

The CTA says they will add over 1,000 cameras at CTA locations, including cameras at every one of the 146 L stops. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

CTA holiday trains, bus gearing up for season

Associated Press / November 25, 2019

The Chicago Transit Authority’s holiday train will soon roll into service. The six-car train decorated with holiday scenes, lights and LED displays will begin service Friday on all CTA lines. Santa...

This photo provided by the Chicago Police Department shows a booking photo of Tony Polk. Polk was charged Tuesday, July 16, 2019 with first-degree murder in the death of 54-year-old Troy Johnson. Authorities say Polk and Johnson were aboard a southbound Red Line train Saturday when an argument broke out between them. Polk allegedly stabbed Johnson several times in the chest before fleeing.

Recently paroled robber held without bond in fatal stabbing near Wintrust Arena

Associated Press / July 24, 2019

A recently paroled armed robber is being held without bond in the stabbing death of a man aboard a Chicago Transit Authority train. Tony Polk is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 54-year-old...

The price we re-pay for transportation

The price we re-pay for transportation

In our tuition, we pay for our U-Pass. Losing the card will give you another unfavorable and hefty fine. Broke college students beware.
Allegra Acosta & Cailey Gleeson, Contributing Writers / February 4, 2019

Nothing compares to the terror felt when you dig around your wallet at the Fullerton L stop, only to discover that your beloved Ventra pass is nowhere to be found. Not only will you have to shell out money...

A woman donates blood as a part of the blood drive at the Harrison Red Line stop, as a part of The CTA’s partnership with Vitalent to transform the Red Line into the ‘Blood Line’ in 2019.

CTA raises awareness for Chicago’s low blood supply

Marty O’Connell / January 28, 2019

If you’re waiting for the Red Line in the coming weeks, you might notice a peculiar advertisement wrapped around the train cars: a message that, in big bold letters, declares the train cars the “Blood...

CTA upgrades surveillance cameras following crime spike in 2018

CTA upgrades surveillance cameras following crime spike in 2018

Carina Smith, Nation & World Editor / January 14, 2019

The Chicago Transit Authority is still in the process of installing a number of new high-definition security cameras across the rail system following a number of incidences of criminal activity. The...

Ricardo Quiroz studied finance at DePaul and was set to graduate in June. Quiroz had high hopes of helping his family become financially stable. (Photo courtesy of Alex Quiroz)

Family of student who died after being struck by CTA still looking for answers

Amber Colón, Editor-in-Chief / April 30, 2018

He was born laughing. Maria Quiroz, mother of DePaul student Ricardo Quiroz, said that her son will be remembered as someone who was always very happy. Quiroz, 24, was struck by a CTA Red Line train...

The CTA says they will add over 1,000 cameras at CTA locations, including cameras at every one of the 146 L stops. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

CTA to use ride-sharing tax to upgrade security

Brian Pearlman, Nation & World Editor / March 12, 2018

The CTA is getting a new set of security upgrades funded in part from the city’s ride-hailing service fee, according to an announcement made Feb. 27. The $33 million worth of improvements include upgrading...

Musk’s proposed high-speed rail would bring travelers to O’Hare in 15-20 minutes. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Elon Musk plans to submit bid for Blue Line high-speed rail to O’Hare

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor / January 8, 2018

Elon Musk wants to take a whack at solving one of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s most pressing transportation concerns. After meeting with Chicago’s then-deputy mayor Steve Koch in Los Angeles, Musk tweeted...

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CTA introduces budget proposal with unfavorable fare hike

Without improvements to quality of commutes, major consequences await
Evan Sully / January 8, 2018
Without improvements to quality of commutes, major consequences await
A CTA U-Pass for college students. (DePaulia File)

CTA proposes to raise fares in 2018

The effects of the fare hike will most likely be unfavorable to all CTA riders.
Evan Sully / December 15, 2017

Under the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) new budget proposal, announced on Nov. 22, base fares could increase for the first time since 2009. Both train and bus fares could increase by 25 cents...

The Jackson Red Line ‘L’ stop (pictured above) is a key arrival and departure point for DePaul students and faculty at the university’s Loop Campus. According to an NBC 5 investigation earlier this year, the station recorded the most thefts of any platform in the system. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Chicagoans ditching public transit

Jackson Danbeck / October 17, 2016

Traffic inched at a snail’s pace along the packed highway as Amanda Alba and her sister drove to their classes at DePaul from the suburb of Oak Lawn. The car ahead moved up a few feet, then stopped....

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