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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Transit Authority are encouraging people heading out to celebrate the New Year to take advantage of the convenience of CTA, which will provide free rides on all buses and trains beginning 10 p.m. Wednesday, December 31 until 4 a.m. Thursday, January 1. For the last three years, MillerCoors’ Miller Lite has sponsored the popular program as part of an agreement with the CTA that has been extended another three years. Read More about Mayor Emanuel Announces Free Rides on CTA Buses and Trains on New Year’s Eve

CTA President Forrest Claypool today welcomes back CTA Blue Line customers to the newly renovated and modernized Damen Blue Line station, which reopened today. Damen is among the first three of 13 stations that are receiving station improvement work as part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s $492 million Your New Blue program. Read More about Newly Rehabilitated Damen Blue Line Station Reopened Today

Regular monthly meetings of the Chicago Transit Board for the year 2015 are hereby announced. Read More about Regular Board Meeting Dates - 2015

Quarterly meetings of the Ethics Committee of the Chicago Transit Authority for 2015 are hereby announced.​ Read More about Ethics Committee Meeting Dates - 2015

Quarterly meetings of the ADA Advisory Committee of the Chicago Transit Authority for 2015 are hereby announced. Read More about ADA Advisory Committee Meeting Dates - 2015

The Chicago Transit Authority reminds Green Line customers that service between the Roosevelt and 35th-Bronzeville-IIT stations will be temporarily suspended beginning at the start of service at 1:40 a.m. through 11:40 a.m., on both Saturday, December 20 and Sunday, December 21, due to the construction of the new Cermak-McCormick Place station. Read More about Green Line Service Temporarily Suspended between Roosevelt and 35th-Bronzeville-IIT this Saturday and Sunday AM

This weekend, Green Line service between the Roosevelt and 35th-Bronzeville-IIT stations will be temporarily suspended beginning 2 a.m. Saturday, December 13 through 4 a.m. Monday, December 15, to allow crews to continue performing work associated with the construction of the new Cermak-McCormick Place station. Green Line trains will resume normal operations prior to Monday morning rush service. Read More about Weekend Green Line Service Temporarily Suspended between Roosevelt and 35th-Bronzeville-IIT

The Chicago Transit Board today approved seven new concession leases to local and international businesses, including the well-known, Chicago-based Bin 36 and the popular London Underground snack shop Grab-A-Bite, continuing the agency’s ongoing efforts to provide convenient food and beverage options to transit customers. Read More about CTA Reaches Lease Agreements with Bin 36 and Popular London Underground Snack Shop ‘Grab-A-Bite’

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Forrest Claypool broke ground today on the Wilson Station Reconstruction Project, which will modernize the 91-year-old stationhouse and the station’s more than 100-year-old track structure. The revitalized station will serve as an economic anchor for the historic Uptown neighborhood by stimulating local business and promoting job growth. Read More about Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground on New Wilson Station Reconstruction Project