Chicago is announcing new steps toward a possible major expansion of the rail transit system’s Red Line to the city’s southernmost neighborhoods.

The expansion, the system's first since 1993, is a major aspect of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s “Red Ahead” initiative to modernize and lengthen Chicago’s busiest train line.

The Chicago Transit Authority is now armed with federal funds to move ahead with a plan to expand Red Line train service to the Far South Side.

The Chicago Transit Authority’s $2.3 billion Red Line Expansion will likely have ripple effects that bring housing and retail businesses to the city’s South Side.

CHICAGO (CBS) --The CTA Red Line expansion is closer to reality, thanks to Congress' new massive infrastructure bill. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports, residents hope it'll help local businesses bring ...

A decadeslong plan to extend the Chicago Transit Authority’s Red Line south to 130th Street passed out of the City Council’s finance committee Monday with only one alderperson rejecting the ...

At $3.6 billion, the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line extension to 130th Street will be, on a cost-per-ride basis, one of the most expensive rail transit projects in the world. It will siphon ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Transit Authority is moving forward with its largest expansion project in decades. The CTA is planning a $2.3 billion extension to the south end of the Red Line.

Two Chicago Transit Authority trains sit in an elevated station in Chicago's famed Loop as a winter storm continues on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) CHICAGO (CN) — The ...

Big changes could be coming to Chicago’s Red Line as an expansion project takes root, aiming to bring new transportation to the city’s Far South Side.

The Chicago Transit Authority has released the draft environmental impact statement for a proposed 5.3-mile-long extension of its Red Line train.

Biden proposed budget, subject to negotiation with GOP, includes $350 million for CTA Red Line expansion Illinois Democrats Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Mike Quigley - have been pushing for the funds ...