If given the option, would you pay $2.25 or $3 to ride a CTA train? It’s not a silly question. As the CTA moves to the Ventra regional transit fare-payment system — starting Monday among some ...

Days before Lonnette Alexander started using the Ventra card to ride the CTA, a Ventra charge for a single fare of $2.25 appeared on her credit card statement. She had the mysterious charge reversed, ...

Days before Lonnette Alexander started using the Ventra card to ride the CTA, a Ventra charge for a single fare of $2.25 appeared on her credit card statement. She had the mysterious charge reversed, ...

If you’re using the Ventra app to take public transportation to and from Lollapalooza this weekend, make sure you have enough juice on your phone battery. If Metra riders can’t use the Ventra app to ...

A 21-year-old machine operator was fatally crushed at Ventra Belvidere LLC while reaching into a machine to align parts made for Chrysler vehicles, according to OSHA, which has followed its ...

Heads up, CTA riders. The transition to a Ventra-only fare payment system could resume by the end of the month, the Sun-Times reports. That was the word Wednesday from CTA President Forrest Claypool, ...

Ventra,the Chicago Transit Authority’s long-awaited new payment system, fully launched earlier this month. The contactless cards allow commuters to manage El and bus funds online, and the tap-and-go ...

A new problem is hitting the Chicago Transit Authority's Ventra fare system, and this one potentially is much more serious than mere passenger inconvenience. According to JPMorgan Chase & Co., which ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Monday will be a new day for CTA riders: the transit authority is trying to get riders to switch over to the new Ventra system. CBS 2's Courtney Gousman has more on the changes in ...

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