The Chicago Tribune & columnist Eric Zorn report that eyewitnesses have shed doubt on one mother's claim of her child's exciting ride down the Morse Street CTA Red Line platform. What did Citizen Kane newspaper publisher William Randolph Herst say about putting a mother & child's story on the cover, Windy Citizens?

RedEye looks at typical complaints voiced at the community meetings about the proposed CTA fare hikes and service cuts.

The Chicago Transit Authority held the second of three public hearings Monday night on its proposed 2010 budget, which includes fare increases and service cuts.

Who knew that a CTA train car pulling up was the armed robber version of a Happy Meal. As the doors opened, an armed robber hopped on, liberated an IPhone and got off the train before it moved.

Know that bill that would have restricted the free senior citizen transit rides to only the truly needy? It's dead in the water.