CHICAGO (CBS)-- The Ventra mass transit app has passed a notable mark. The Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace announced Friday that the Ventra transit app has been downloaded more than two ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Ventra app outage expanded on its second day and impacted Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace passes and tickets, Ventra said. The outage comes one day after Metra rolled ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Ventra app is back up and running again Sunday after being down for multiple days. Metra said the real test on the app's ability to handle operations will be during the Monday ...

UPDATE: As of 5:30 a.m. Friday, some Ventra app issues lingered for Metra riders, though the rail agency said improvements have been made. Latest updates here. On the same morning changes took effect ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Getting around Chicago on public transportation is about to get a lot easier. The CTA, Metra, and Pace have announced a new app that will allow riders to pay for fares on all three ...

If only it could save you a seat on the train. A forthcoming Ventra app, which would let public transit riders use their smartphones to buy fares for the CTA, Metra and the Pace suburban bus system, ...

A weak spot in Metra's Ventra app could result in lost revenues from free rides if not remedied, a Chicago high-tech security firm warns. How does Chi Networks know this? Staff experts cracked the app ...

If you’re using the Ventra app to take public transportation to and from Lollapalooza this weekend, make sure you have enough juice on your phone battery. If Metra riders can’t use the Ventra app to ...

CHICAGO – Metra riders can now say goodbye to paper tickets ­– but are they? CTA, Pace and Metra rolled out the Ventra app last month, a place for all riders to all buy fares and check the status of ...

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A new era for public transit riders began Thursday, as you can now use paperless tickets. That’s just one of the features of the new Ventra app that is now available for Android and Apple smartphones ...

The Ventra app continues to glitch after it crashed last week, leaving many passengers still unable to purchase tickets, Metra officials said. The app first crashed Thursday morning, the first day new ...