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Chicago performing live in 2005. Chicago is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois.Formed in February 1967, the group was originally known as The Big Thing and later Chicago Transit Authority, before becoming Chicago in 1969.
The Chicago Transit Authority provides service in Chicago and 10 surrounding suburbs. The CTA provided a total of 532 million rides in 2011, [6] a 3 percent increase over 2010 with ridership rising to levels not seen for 20 years. [7] The CTA operates 24 hours each day and on an average weekday provides 1.7 million rides on buses and trains.
An idea first floated more than 50 years ago to extend the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line to the Far South Side is closer to becoming a reality with nearly $2B in federal funding now secured.
The group initially called themselves The Big Thing, then changed to the Chicago Transit Authority in 1968, and finally shortened the name to Chicago in 1969. [ 1 ] Laudir de Oliveira joined the band as a percussionist and second drummer in 1974.
Chicago-area transit agencies are facing an estimated fiscal cliff of $730 million in 2026. Last year, the Civic Federation projected a total savings of $200 million to $250 million per year for ...
Here’s an overview of the Chicago Transit Authority, both its history and its present-day status as the second largest public transportation system in the United States.The largest mass transit ...
A live version on the Chicago at Carnegie Hall box set presents an expanded version of the "free form" intro, which itself is given its own track. Various versions of the song receive airplay ; the promotional single edit is the version played on certain 'Classic Hits' stations and 1970s radio shows.
Chicago Transit Authority is the debut studio album by the American rock band Chicago, known at the time of release as Chicago Transit Authority.The double album was released on April 28, 1969 and became a sleeper hit, reaching number 17 on the Billboard 200 by 1971.