The CTA has awarded a construction contract to extend the Red Line south to 130th Street, marking a major step forward in long-running plans to bring train service to Chicago’s Far South Side. The ...

Friday's ceremonial groundbreaking kicked off construction on the $5.7 billion project, which will add four new stations to the Red Line, taking it from 95th Street to a new endpoint at 130th Street.

CHICAGO — The CTA Red Line Extension project is receiving a major boost in federal funding. Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Mike Quigley announced in a press release Saturday that the ...

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Chicago and Illinois officials broke ground Friday on the multi-billion-dollar CTA Red Line Extension Project. Leaders say it means faster trips and more investment for the Far South Side. Mayor ...

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the CTA a temporary restraining order Tuesday, ruling that a federal funding suspension was not allowed, the CTA said in a news ...

Residents on the Far South Side of Chicago on Thursday were able to learn and ask questions about the long-awaited extension of the CTA Red Line. The CTA said it's committed to moving forward on the ...

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The estimated cost of Red Line Extension has ballooned to $5.3 billion, but that didn’t stop the Chicago Transit Authority board from awarding the project’s first contract. The Red Line extension from ...

A Cook County elected official who was accused of drunk driving in late 2024 has been found not guilty. Samantha Steele, who is one of three commissioners on the Cook County Board of Review in ...