Brand new film tours that center on Chicago trains in movies are popping up this summer. But those who commute via public transportation bring a special perspective to the table, says El-Shoubasi.

Plan your trip in Chicago with all you need to know about Chicago transit and the CTA. Whether you're traveling by bus, train or bike we've got information on Ventra, El stops and more.

CBS News Chicago A Metra train was stopped in Chicago's southwest suburbs in the middle of the afternoon rush Thursday, after it hit a semi-trailer truck on the tracks.

People are guided down one-by-one from an “L” train over the Chicago River near the Merchandise Mart following a track power outage that shut part of the CTA’s system on March 14, 2023.

Artist-created train car wraps rolling out on CTA lines CHICAGO (CBS) -- Some Chicago artists' murals will soon be on the move as car wraps on Chicago Transit Authority 'L' trains.

Dennis McClendon was a mapmaker with an encyclopedic knowledge of Chicago whose perhaps most well known work work appears in CTA trains and stations.

Chicago’s CTA holiday train and holiday bus are hitting the roads and rails for a 30th year. Check out the schedule here.

A violin was stolen during a downtown Chicago robbery on the CTA Blue Line is valued at $10,000, the police department said.

With the rollout of the 5000 series el cars in 2011 on the Red and Green Lines, the single seat seemed as though it might be in peril.

A train operator apparently made two key errors in quick succession to cause a derailment that left passengers perched more than 20 feet above the ground and sent several to hospitals, the Chicago ...

Not the El. So there you have it folks, that’s at least one Chicago debate that can finally be put to rest — at least in the context of proper journalistic use.