CHICAGO (WLS) -- Have an older Ventra card? It may be expiring soon. The first of the original Ventra cards that were issued in 2013 to CTA riders began expiring this month. Starting January 2, Ventra ...

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 ...

Ventra will release an app in the coming weeks as part of an ongoing effort to better connect Metra’s services with Chicago’s other two transit agencies, CTA and Pace. A state law has spurred actions ...

Ventra uses a radio signal built into the cards, so it's just tap and go when boarding a bus or going through the train turnstile. "It helps people to protect their balances if they lose or have their ...