Problems with the Ventra app spurred Metra to allow riders onto trains for free during the morning commute. Social media was peppered with commuters asking if the Ventra app was down starting early ...

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 ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...

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 ...

Some Ventra app issues lingered for Metra riders Friday morning, marking the second straight day of ticketing troubles, though the rail agency said improvements have been made. According to an alert ...

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 ...

Metra riders are still unable to buy tickets on the Ventra app since the commuter train service updated its pricing. The glitches have been occurring since Feb. 1 on the app, which houses tickets for ...

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