Days after Northwestern announced it would discontinue its Chicago Transit Authority 201 Ventra card program — which provided free 201 bus fares for undergraduate students — the response from students ...

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, ...

Northwestern announced improvements to its campus transportation systems Monday, including new shuttle routes, updates to its Safe Ride services and plans for a future hybrid-electric bus fleet. The ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – Friday is the final day for families with students in Chicago Public Schools to apply for a free Ventra card. The district is providing them for kids who don't currently qualify for ...

Many CTA riders are still experiencing big problems with their transition to the new Ventra card, and two aldermen want to hold City Council hearings to get answers from CTA officials. The CTA admits ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new smartphone payment system is coming for riders on the CTA, Pace and Metra. It will be run by Ventra and should be unveiled by February. Say you want to go to a Bears game and ...

The meeting comes on the same day some transit cards are expiring. Some cards expired at 12 a.m. and no longer work on trains and buses. According to the CTA, 66 percent of riders are now using Ventra ...

Riding public transportation could get a bit easier for some Chicago Public School students. At six of the city’s public high schools, students are getting a single card that serves as both a student ...